Russian stocks up as main trading session opens
The yuan exchange rate was down by 6.25 kopecks at 10.897 rubles
MOSCOW, June 10. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market went up as the main trading session started on Tuesday as the MOEX Index gained 0.93% to 2,763.22 points, while the RTS Index added 0.93% to 1,099.72 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 lost 7.55 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 10.884 rubles.
By 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (07:15 a.m. GMT), the MOEX had narrowed gains to 0.72% as it traded at 2,757.53 points, while the RTS was up by 0.72% at 1,097.46 points. The yuan exchange rate was down by 6.25 kopecks at 10.897 rubles.
The MOEX Index with additional IMOEX2 ticker added 0.72% as morning trading session started reaching 2,757.52 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.