After the closing… Find out in numbers the results of the Moscow Stock Exchange today, Friday
It ended up by 76.08 points, or 10.34%, compared to the previous close, to reach 812.14 points.
Moscow stock exchange results
Today, the Central Bank of Russia set the exchange rates of major currencies against the ruble.
The price rose by 64 kopecks, compared to the previous day’s price, to reach 103.4207 rubles.
The price of the Russian ruble against currencies
At the same time, the official euro exchange rate was reduced by 55 kopecks, to 107.9576 rubles.
While the exchange rate of the Chinese yuan was raised by 11 kopecks, reaching 14,186 rubles.
Trump and Putin
Politically, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his readiness to meet US President-elect Donald Trump at any time.
This comes in light of much speculation about possible peace negotiations in Ukraine.
The Russian President said during his major annual conference in Moscow on Thursday: “I do not know when I will see him. He did not say anything in this regard, and I have not spoken to him for more than 4 years, and I am of course ready for that at any time.”
Putin continued, saying: “I am also ready to meet him if he wants to,” adding: “If one day I meet with President-elect Trump, I am sure that we will have a lot to discuss.”
Armed conflict in Ukraine
Donald Trump said that he wanted to talk with Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to end the massacre of the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Trump, who officially takes office in January, pledged during his election campaign to quickly end the war in Ukraine.
Trump has previously called for an immediate ceasefire and talks, which both Ukrainians and Europeans fear will push Kiev to make major concessions and hand the Kremlin a geopolitical victory.
Russia and Syria
On the Syrian level, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Thursday that the overthrow in Damascus of his close ally, Bashar al-Assad, is not a “defeat” for Moscow.
During his major annual press conference, Putin confirmed that the Russian army, which has been present in Syria since 2015, “achieved its goal.”
He added: “There are those who are trying to portray what happened in Syria as a defeat for Russia. I assure you that this is not the case.”
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