Russian stock market rises at start of main trading session

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Apr 13, 2026 · 83 words

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

The article reports the opening values and early trading movements of the MOEX and RTS indices on the Moscow Exchange for Monday, April 13. It also notes the exchange rate of the Chinese yuan against the Russian ruble.

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What happened

The MOEX index and the RTS index rose by 0.75% at 2,745.96 and 1,123.83 points, respectively, at the opening on the main trading session on Monday.

Why it matters

The yuan weakened by 7.5 kopecks compared with the previous close to 11.16 rubles.

Common ground

Moscow time, the MOEX index had slowed its gains and stood at 2,741.62 points (+0.6%), while the RTS index was at 1,122.05 points (+0.6%).

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the RTS index was at 1,122.05 points (+0.6%)”

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While the evidence confirms what the RTS index is and how it is calculated, there is no specific data point provided in the evidence to verify the value of 1,122.05 points at 10:15 a.m. on April 13.

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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…
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Claim 2: “the yuan’s traded at 11.164 rubles (-7.15 kopecks)”

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The evidence includes general exchange rate information for the dollar and euro, but contains no specific data regarding the yuan's trade value at 11.164 rubles on April 13.

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Claim 3: “The yuan weakened by 7.5 kopecks compared with the previous close to 11.16 rubles.”

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The evidence provided contains general information about the Renminbi and currency conversion tools, but no specific exchange rate data for the Chinese yuan to Russian ruble for the date mentioned (11.16 rubles).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese may refer to: Something related to China Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group of China Zhong…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, social construct or other affiliation. People of Chinese …
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Claim 4: “The MOEX index and the RTS index rose by 0.75% at 2,745.96 and 1,123.83 points, respectively, at the opening on the main trading session on Monday.”

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The provided evidence does not contain any data regarding the MOEX or RTS index values for Monday, April 13. One TASS result mentions a Friday session with different values, and a Trading Economics result mentions May 8, 2026. No source confirms the specific points (2,745.96 and 1,123.83) or the 0.75% rise for the date in question.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's main stock market index, the MOEX, fell to 2602 points on May 8, 2026, losing 0.49% from the previous session.
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/stock-market

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian stock market moved into positive territory after opening with a decline at the start of the main trading session on Friday. As of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX index and the RTS index f…
https://tass.com/economy/2131213

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Claim 5: “By 10:15 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX index had slowed its gains and stood at 2,741.62 points (+0.6%)”

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The search results for this claim are largely irrelevant (Windows 10, the number 10, general MOEX descriptions) and do not provide the specific index value of 2,741.62 points for 10:15 a.m. Moscow time on April 13.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Excha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
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