Russian Stocks Slip as Moscow Exchange Opens Main Session

At the opening of the main session, the MOEX and RTS benchmark indices both fell 0.13%, dropping to 2,390.78 and 897.51 points respectively.

Moscow, October 13. /TASS/. Russia's stock market opened lower in main trading on Tuesday, according to data from the Moscow Exchange (MOEX). The Chinese yuan also weakened against the ruble.

At the opening of the main session, the benchmark indices MOEX and RTS both fell 0.13 percent to 2,390.78 and 897.51 points, respectively, by 09:00 a.m. Moscow time. The yuan-ruble exchange rate decreased by 0.6 kopecks to 12.5065 rubles.

By 09:15 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX index was down to 2,393 points (-0.03 percent), while the RTS index was at 898.34 points (-0.03 percent). Meanwhile, the yuan recovered slightly but fell 0.2 kopecks to 12.51 rubles.

Earlier, based on trading data as of 07:00 Moscow time, the MOEX index fell by 0.52 percent to 2,381.49 units.