MOSCOW, August 10. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market went up as the main trading session started on Monday as the MOEX and RTS indices added 0.83% to 2,300.34 and 881.94 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 gained 6.5 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 12.304 rubles.

By 10:40 a.m. Moscow time (07:40 a.m. GMT), the indices had extended gains to 1%, reaching 2,304.13 points and 883.39 points, respectively. Meanwhile, the yuan exchange rate was up by 2.1 kopecks at 12.26 rubles.

The MOEX Index with additional IMOEX2 ticker grew by 1.1% as morning trading session started on the Moscow Exchange as of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT), reaching 2,306.32 points.