The RTS index rose by 0.57 percent at the opening of trading 
The Russian stock market opened with the growth of the main stock indices on Wednesday, November 17. The ruble index of the Moscow Exchange at the opening of the main trading session on the Moscow Exchange rose slightly, rising by 0.01 percent to 4120.23 points. The RTS currency index rose 0.57 percent to 1,777.65 points.
Among the blue chips of the Moscow Exchange, NLMK shares rose the most at 10:05 (plus 0.58 percent to 223.78 rubles per share), Polyus (plus 0.57 percent to RUB 15,866) and TCS Group (plus 0.45 percent to RUB 7429.2). The most depreciated were the securities of Yandex (minus 0.48 percent, to 5908.2 rubles), Gazprom (minus 0.44 percent, to 335.31 rubles) and Sberbank (minus 0.36 percent, to 336.7 rubles).
The dollar exchange rate was 72.97 rubles (minus 0.14 rubles), the euro cost 82.47 rubles (minus 0.27 rubles). Bitcoin continued to fall, dropping to $ 59,472.4 per coin (minus 2.31 percent).