MOSCOW, August 25. /TASS/. The Russian stock market went up at the beginning of the main session on Thursday.

The MOEX Index was up by 0.22% at 2,253.22 points, while the RTS was up by 0.28% at 1,185.71 points, according to trading data as of 10:16 am Moscow time.

As trading opened the MOEX Index edged up by 0.05% to 2,249.39 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index added 0.07% to 1,183.23 points.

Meanwhile the dollar exchange rate was down by 0.03% compared with the previous closing at 59.87 rubles, while the euro exchange rate was up by 0.36% at 59.78 rubles as of 10:16 am. As trading opened on Moscow Exchange at 10:00 am the dollar exchange rate rose by 0.19% to 60 rubles, while the euro exchange rate added 0.11% to 59.6375 rubles.