MOSCOW, June 4. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market went up as the main trading session started on Wednesday as the MOEX Index added 0.77% to 2,855.84 points, while the RTS Index gained 0.77% to 1,140.9 points, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT). The yuan exchange rate against the ruble fell by 3.3 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 10.871 rubles.

By 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (07:15 a.m. GMT), the MOEX had extended gains to 0.89% as it traded at 2,859.22 points, while the RTS was up by 0.89% at 1,142.25 points. The yuan exchange rate was down by 4.25 kopecks at 10.859 rubles.

The MOEX Index (with additional IMOEX2 ticker) rose by 0.53% as morning trading session started reaching 2,849.21 points, according to trading data as of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT).

On June 13, 2024 the Moscow Exchange suspended trading in the dollar and euro after the US Treasury imposed sanctions against it and the National Clearing Center, part of the Moscow Exchange group. The regulator uses bank reports and information from over-the-counter trading to determine the dollar and euro exchange rates to the ruble.