Russian Stock Indices RTS and MOEX Drop 0.7% at Market Open

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Russian stock market opened the main trading session with a decline in both the RTS and Moscow Exchange indices, according to trading data on September 15.

In the first minute of trading, the Moscow Exchange index fell by 0.7% to 2345.29 points, while the RTS index also dropped by 0.7%, reaching 876.05 points.

Among the index stocks, the biggest decliners were shares of Tatneft (-1.9%), NLMK (-1.5%), VTB (-1.4%), Novatek (-1.4%), Rosneft (-1.2%), and Norilsk Nickel (-1.2%).