MICEX Index Gains 0.2% in Wednesday Trading Session, Reaches 2767 Points

10:11; 18 February 2026 year

### Russian Stock Market Opens Higher: MICEX Index Gains 0.2% On Wednesday, the opening session of the Russian stock market saw the MICEX Index rise by 0.2%, trading at 2,767 basis points. The most liquid stocks showed the following trading dynamics: - Lukoil +0.1% - Sberbank -0.2% - Gazprom +0.1% - VTB -1% It is worth noting that the MICEX Index (Russian: ММВБ) is a price indicator of the Russian stock market. It is calculated based on the free-float market capitalization of highly liquid shares of large and rapidly growing Russian companies. The composite stock index of the Moscow Exchange is calculated based on prices weighted by free-float market capitalization, including the most liquid Russian company stocks. The index composition and weighting are reviewed quarterly. This overview was presented by Alexei Grishchenko, Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management at the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

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