MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market went up as the main trading session started on Friday as the MOEX and RTS indices added 0.23% to 2,291.09 and 886.58 points, respectively, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT). The yuan exchange rate against the ruble added 2.55 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 12.107 rubles.

As of 10:16 a.m. Moscow time (07:16 a.m. GMT), the MOEX Index was up by 0.35% at 2,293.9 points, while the RTS Index was up by 0.35% at 887.66 points. Meanwhile the yuan exchange rate was up by 1.4 kopecks at 12.095 rubles.

The MOEX Index with additional IMOEX2 ticker added 0.51% as morning trading session started on the Moscow Exchange as of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT), reaching 2,297.63 points.