Russian stocks up as main trading session opens

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 04, 2025 · 197 words

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What to know about Russian stocks up as main trading session opens

The article reports on the performance of the MOEX and RTS indices and the yuan-ruble exchange rate during the morning trading session on Wednesday. It also notes the suspension of dollar and euro trading on the Moscow Exchange following US Treasury sanctions.

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What happened

Russia’s stock market went up as the main trading session started on Wednesday as the MOEX Index added 0.77% to 2,855.84 points, while the RTS Index gained 0.77% to 1,140.9 points, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m.

Why it matters

The yuan exchange rate against the ruble fell by 3.3 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 10.871 rubles.

Common ground

GMT), the MOEX had extended gains to 0.89% as it traded at 2,859.22 points, while the RTS was up by 0.89% at 1,142.25 points.

Perspective signals

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Russian stocks up as main trading session opens?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that On June 13, 2024 the Moscow Exchange suspended trading in the dollar and euro after the US Treasury imposed sanctions against it and the National Clearing Center, part of the Moscow Exchange group?
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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: “On June 13, 2024 the Moscow Exchange suspended trading in the dollar and euro after the US Treasury imposed sanctions against it and the National Clearing Center, part of the Moscow Exchange group.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Moscow Exchange suspended trading in dollars and euros following US sanctions imposed on the platform and the National Clearing Center on June 13, 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — Moscow Exchange introduced spot trading in gold and silver in 2013. It has postponed a launch of trade in platinum and palladium by end of October or early November 2014 in order to do additional test…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Exchange

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web search NEUTRAL — The Moscow exchange has suspended trading in dollars and euros, citing fresh US sanctions imposed on the platform.
https://www.rt.com/business/599188-euro-dollar-suspense/

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web search NEUTRAL — Twelve people were evacuated from the site. Russian stocks up as Monday trading opens.
https://vk.com/wall-225169185_12060

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Claim 2: “The yuan exchange rate was down by 4.25 kopecks at 10.859 rubles.”

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The evidence provided consists of general information about the number 10 and the city of Moscow. There is no financial data regarding the yuan exchange rate to corroborate or refute the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moscow Oblast, informally known as Podmoskovye is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (2021 Census) living in an area of 44,300 square kilometers (17,100 sq mi), it…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Oblast

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pantheon (Russian: Пантеон), officially also called the Monument to the Eternal Glory of the Great People of the Soviet Land (Russian: Памятник вечной славы великих людей Советской страны), was a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_Moscow

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Claim 3: “Russia’s stock market went up as the main trading session started on Wednesday as the MOEX Index added 0.77% to 2,855.84 points, while the RTS Index gained 0.77% to 1,140.9 points, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT).”

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The provided evidence does not contain a source that matches the specific numbers (2,855.84 and 1,140.9) or the specific date/time mentioned. One TASS result discusses a different day (Friday) with different numbers, and another Trading Economics result refers to 2026. No corroborating source for these specific figures was found.

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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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web search NEUTRAL — The MOEX Index is a capitalization-weighted composite index, launched in 1997 with a base value of 100. It serves as a compass for investors interested in the Russian stock market.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/RUS-IRUS/

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Claim 4: “By 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (07:15 a.m. GMT), the MOEX had extended gains to 0.89% as it traded at 2,859.22 points, while the RTS was up by 0.89% at 1,142.25 points.”

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While one web result from 'Amwal Al Ghad' mentions the MOEX climbing to 2,859.98 and the RTS to 1,060.61, these figures do not match the claim's specific values (2,859.22 and 1,142.25). No other source corroborates the specific numbers in the claim.

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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 5: “The regulator uses bank reports and information from over-the-counter trading to determine the dollar and euro exchange rates to the ruble.”

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The provided evidence contains general currency exchange rate pages (XE, Investing.com) but does not describe the specific methodology used by the regulator to determine rates via bank reports and over-the-counter trading.

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web search NEUTRAL — Historical data of the 1 Euro to the Russian Ruble exchange rate. In the table you can find 1 Euro to Ruble exchange rate for the last week. Date. EUR.
https://myfin.us/currency-converter/eur-rub/1

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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest 1 Russian Ruble to Euro rate for FREE with the original Universal Currency Converter. Set rate alerts for RUB to EUR and learn more about Russian Rubles and Euros from XE - the Currency…
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=…

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web search NEUTRAL — Neutral. US Dollar Russian Ruble Quotes. Exchange.The current USD/RUB exchange rate is 73.3100, with a previous close of 72.8455.
https://www.investing.com/currencies/usd-rub

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Claim 6: “The yuan exchange rate against the ruble fell by 3.3 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 10.871 rubles.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of generic trading simulators, general currency conversion pages, and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no specific data regarding the yuan-ruble exchange rate for the date in question.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cold as Life is an American hardcore band based in Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1988. Lyrical themes consisted of brutal depictions of the horrors of growing up and living in a city plagued with corru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ås is the Scandinavian language word for an esker, a ridge of sand and gravel. Ås may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ås

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Claim 7: “The MOEX Index (with additional IMOEX2 ticker) rose by 0.53% as morning trading session started reaching 2,849.21 points, according to trading data as of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 a.m. GMT).”

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A TASS report explicitly confirms that the MOEX Index (IMOEX2) rose by 0.53% to 2,849.21 points as the morning trading session opened at 7:00 a.m. Moscow time on Wednesday.

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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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