Russian stock market declines at start of trading session

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 24, 2026 · 106 words

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What to know about Russian stock market declines at start of trading session

The article reports on the decline of the Russian stock market indices (MOEX and RTS) and the rise of the yuan exchange rate during the start of a trading session on the Moscow Exchange.

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What happened

The Russian stock market is declining at the start of the main trading session, according to Moscow Exchange data.

Why it matters

As of 10:00 Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices fell by 2.01%, to 2,092.01 and 794.77 points, respectively.

Common ground

The yuan rose by 5.45 kopecks from the previous trading session’s closing level to 12.391 rubles at the opening of Moscow Exchange trading.

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The article reports on the decline of the Russian stock market indices (MOEX and RTS) and the rise of the yuan exchange rate during the start of a trading session on the Moscow Exchange.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “As of 10:00 Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices fell by 2.01%, to 2,092.01 and 794.77 points, respectively.”

DISPUTED

The claim states indices fell by 2.01% to 2,092.01 and 794.77. However, a TASS web search result for the same time (10:00 a.m. Moscow time) reports the indices fell by 0.3% to 2,267.25 and 825.8 points, directly contradicting the specific numbers provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The MOEX Russia Index (Russian: Индекс МосБиржи), formerly the MICEX Index, is the main ruble-denominated benchmark of the Russian stock market. It was established by the Moscow Interbank Currency Exc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOEX_Russia_Index

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moscow Exchange (MOEX; Russian: Московская биржа, romanized: Moskovskaya birzha, IPA: [mɐˈskofskəjə ˈbʲirʐə]) is the largest exchange in Russia, operating trading markets in equities, bonds, deriv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Exchange

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The RTS Index (RTSI; Russian: Индекс РТС) is a free-float capitalization-weighted index of 50 Russian stocks traded on the Moscow Exchange, calculated in US dollars. The index was introduced on Septem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTS_Index

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Claim 2: “By 10:15 Moscow time, the MOEX index’s decline had accelerated, with the index reaching 2,074.63 points (-2.83%)”

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The claim states the MOEX index reached 2,074.63 points (-2.83%) at 10:15 Moscow time. However, a LinkedIn web search result for 10:15 AM Moscow time reports the MOEX index was 2,500.33 points with a decline of 1.71%, directly contradicting the claim's figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MOEX may refer to: Mitsui Oil Exploration, a Japanese oil exploration company MOEX Russia Index, a stock market index based on the Moscow Exchange Moscow Exchange, a Russian trading exchange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOEX

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Claim 3: “Meanwhile, the yuan stood at 12.385 rubles (+4.85 kopecks).”

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The provided web search results for this claim are generic Wikipedia entries about the number 10 and do not contain any financial data regarding the yuan exchange rate at 10:15 Moscow time.

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web search NEUTRAL — 10 (number) ... 10 (Ten / ˈtɛn / ( ⓘ)) is the number that is after nine and before eleven. Most people have ten fingers and ten toes. Ten is the smallest positive whole number with two digits. Ten is …
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_(number)

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web search NEUTRAL — 10 (ten) is the natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of decimal numeral systems, the most common systems for denoting numbers in both spoken and written language.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/10

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web search NEUTRAL — Visualisation of powers of 10 from one to 1 trillion In mathematics, a power of 10 is any of the integer powers of the number ten; in other words, ten multiplied by itself a certain number of times (w…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_10

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Claim 4: “The yuan rose by 5.45 kopecks from the previous trading session’s closing level to 12.391 rubles at the opening of Moscow Exchange trading.”

CORROBORATED

Two separate TASS web search results explicitly confirm that the yuan rose by 5.45 kopecks to 12.391 rubles at the opening of Moscow Exchange trading.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MSK-IX (Moscow Internet eXchange) is an Internet eXchange Point (IXP) with headquarters in Moscow, Russia. With over 549 connected networks and 7,7 Tbps of peak traffic (February 2025), MSK-IX is one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Internet_Exchange

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (Russian: Московская межбанковская валютная биржа) or MICEX (Russian: ММВБ) was a stock exchange that operated in Russia from 1992 to 2011. MICEX was the leading…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Interbank_Currency_Exch…

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Claim 5: “The yuan exchange rate is rising.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent reports from TASS show the yuan exchange rate rising on different occasions (e.g., gaining 6.9 kopecks, edging up 9 kopecks, etc.), supporting the general claim that the rate is rising.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Chinese yuan edged up 9 kopecks to 12.08 rubles
https://tass.com/economy/2169845

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The yuan gained 6.9 kopecks to 10.86 rubles
https://tass.com/economy/2141063

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The yuan edged up 2 kopecks to 10.48 rubles
https://tass.com/economy/2138881

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Claim 6: “The Russian stock market is declining at the start of the main trading session, according to Moscow Exchange data.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent reports from TASS confirm that the Russian stock market declined at the start of the main trading session according to Moscow Exchange data.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Trading System (RTS; Russian: Фондовая биржа РТС) was a stock market that operated in Moscow from 1995 to 2011. It was established in September 1995 to consolidate various regional trading…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Trading_System

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Claim 7: “while the RTS index stood at 788.14 points (-2.83%).”

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The claim states the RTS index was 788.14 points (-2.83%) at 10:15 Moscow time. However, a LinkedIn web search result for 10:15 AM Moscow time reports the RTS index was 972.76 points with a decline of 1.71%, directly contradicting the claim's figures.

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