Russian Stock Markets Edge Higher at Friday Session Open
Quick Look
- Russia's MOEX and RTS indices rose 0.14% at session open to 2,775.33 and 1,163.97 points respectively, while the yuan gained 7.55 kopecks against the ruble to 11.1455.
- By 10:15 a.m., gains narrowed with MOEX up 0.07% and the yuan reversing lower.
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This is routine market data reporting from the Moscow Exchange, providing daily opening numbers for Russian stock indices and key currency pairs.
Russia's stock market went up as the main trading session started on Friday as the MOEX and RTS indices added 0.14% to 2,775.33 and 1,163.97 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 7.55 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 11.1455 rubles. By 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (07:15 a.m. GMT), the indices had narrowed gains as the MOEX Index was up by 0.07% at 2,773.38 points, while the RTS Index was up by 0.07% at 1,167.47 points. Meanwhile the yuan exchange rate was down by 2.15 kopecks at 11.0485 rubles. The MOEX Index with additional IMOEX2 ticker rose by 0.1% as morning trading session started on the Moscow Exchange as of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT), reaching 2,774.25 points.
