Russian Stock Indices Slightly Fall Amid Sluggish Oil Prices, Western Markets

Russian Stock Indices Slightly Fall Amid Sluggish Oil Prices, Western Markets

Russian stock indices slightly fell on Tuesday amid decline of oil prices and global stock exchanges

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th June, 2020) Russian stock indices slightly fell on Tuesday amid decline of oil prices and global stock exchanges.

MOEX index closed down 0.01 percent at 2,795.9 points, while dollar-denominated RTS index fell by 0.34 percent to 1,284.31 points.

As of 16.45 GMT, Brent crude futures are trading down 0.76 percent at $40.49 per barrel. Major Western stock indices lose within 2.2 percent.