Russian stock market declines at start of trading session

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Sep 25, 2026 · 130 words

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What to know about Russian stock market declines at start of trading session

The Russian stock market experienced a decline at the start of the main trading session on September 25, with both the MOEX and RTS indices dropping. The yuan initially rose against the ruble but subsequently reversed course and declined.

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What happened

The Russian stock market declined at the start of the main trading session, according to Moscow Exchange data.

Why it matters

The yuan began to decline after initially gaining ground.

Common ground

The MOEX Index and the RTS Index were down 0.53% at the opening of the main trading session, at 2,300.19 and 853.44 points, respectively, according to trading data as of 9:00 a.m.

Perspective signals

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Russian stock market declines at start of trading session?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The yuan rose by 0.45 kopecks against the ruble from the previous session’s close to 12.6045 rubles at the opening of Moscow Exchange trading?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/economy/2192569

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Propaganda Score

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The yuan rose by 0.45 kopecks against the ruble from the previous session’s close to 12.6045 rubles at the opening of Moscow Exchange trading.”

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A TASS report explicitly confirms that the yuan rose by 0.45 kopecks to 12.6045 rubles at the opening of Moscow Exchange trading.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia. The city has a population estimated at more than 13 million residents within city limits, more than 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow

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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 Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (Russian: Московская межбанковская валютная биржа) or MICEX (Russian: ММВБ) was a stock exchange that operated in Russia from 1992 to 2011. MICEX was the leading…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Interbank_Currency_Exch…

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Claim 2: “The Russian stock market declined at the start of the main trading session, according to Moscow Exchange data.”

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While a TASS report is mentioned in the evidence for claim 2 that discusses the yuan and the stock market, the specific evidence provided for claim 0 consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Russian language and history, which do not confirm the specific market movement on September 25.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 9th 2025, at about 11:30 p.m. CEST, 19 to 23 unarmed military drones entered Poland's airspace after allegedly being launched from Russia. The incursion triggered a Quick Reaction Alert; …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russian_drone_incursion_i…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equival…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…

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Claim 3: “By 9:15 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX Index had extended its decline to 2,294.71 points, down 0.76%”

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The evidence provided for claim 3 consists of general Wikipedia entries about the number 9 and the MOEX index, but does not contain the specific trading value of 2,294.71 points for September 25.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The DAX (Deutscher Aktienindex (German stock index); German pronunciation: [daks] ) is a stock market index consisting of the 40 major German blue chip companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAX

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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 Russell 1000 is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 1,000 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large or medium market capitalizat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_1000_Index

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Claim 4: “Meanwhile, the yuan reversed course and fell by 1.65 kopecks to 12.5835 rubles.”

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The TASS report explicitly confirms that the yuan reversed course and fell by 1.65 kopecks to 12.5835 rubles.

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web search NEUTRAL — Current local time in Russia – Moscow. Get Moscow's weather and area codes, time zone and DST.
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/russia/moscow

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web search NEUTRAL — Moscow MSK.This time zone converter lets you visually and very quickly convert PDT to Beijing, China time and vice-versa. Simply mouse over the colored hour-tiles and glance at the hours selected by t…
https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/pdt-to-china-beijing

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web search NEUTRAL — Convert EST time to MSK time with Savvy Time. Compare current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving time, table and map.
https://savvytime.com/converter/est-to-msk

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Claim 5: “while the RTS Index stood at 851.4 points, also down 0.76%.”

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The evidence provided for claim 4 contains general information about the RTS index and the number 9, but no specific data confirming the index stood at 851.4 points on September 25.

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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 6: “The MOEX Index and the RTS Index were down 0.53% at the opening of the main trading session, at 2,300.19 and 853.44 points, respectively, according to trading data as of 9:00 a.m. Moscow time.”

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The provided evidence for claim 1 contains general information about the MOEX index and Moscow time, but no specific data confirming the indices were at 2,300.19 and 853.44 points on September 25.

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