Russian Stock Market Declines at Start of Trading Session

MOSCOW, May 13. /TASS/. The Russian stock market is declining at the start of the main trading session, according to data from the Moscow Exchange. The yuan exchange rate is also falling. As of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices fell by 0.08% to 2,687.84 and 1,147.52 points, respectively. The yuan exchange rate fell by 3.9 kopecks to 10.81 rubles. By 10:19 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX index had accelerated its decline to 2,682.03 points (-0.29%), while the RTS index stood at 1,145.04 points (-0.29%). At the same time, the yuan was trading at 10.812 rubles (-3.7 kopecks).