Moscow – Saba:
The Moscow Stock Exchange indexes rose in trading on Friday as investors followed the progress of the negotiations in Istanbul regarding Ukraine.
By 1:56 PM Moscow time, the ruble-denominated MOEX index rose 0.1 percent to 2,841.01 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS index rose 0.05 percent to 1,114.28 points.
In the currency market, the Chinese yuan traded against the Russian currency at 11.174 rubles, up 0.5 percent from the previous closing price, according to Russia Today.
The dollar traded on the Forex currency market at 80.91 rubles, and the euro at 90.352 rubles.
Expert Bogdan Zvarish believes that "investors are currently taking a wait-and-see stance until the first news emerges regarding the negotiations in Istanbul. In today's session, investors will focus primarily on geopolitical news."
He said, "The Moscow Stock Exchange index will begin to recover and attempt to reach the 2,900-point range. We expect the Russian market to trade between 2,820 and 2,920 points today."
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