MOSCOW, September 2. /TASS/. The Russian stock market went down at the beginning of the main session on Friday.

As of 10:16 am Moscow time the MOEX was down by 0.05% at 2,444.6 points, while the RTS was down by 0.38% at 1,274.61 points. As trading opened the MOEX Index slipped by 0.08% to 2,443.76 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index lost 0.23% to 1,276.47 points.

As of 10:16 am the dollar exchange rate was up by 0.12% at 60.38 rubles, while the euro exchange rate was up by 0.46% at 60.17 rubles. As trading opened the dollar exchange rate added 0.07% to 60.35 rubles, while the euro exchange gained 0.11% to 59.96 rubles.