The Russian stock market was opened with a drop in major stock indexes on Tuesday, October 12. The Mosbirge index, which set a historical figure the day before, fell to 4251.49 points (minus 0.66 percent) at the opening of the main trading session of the Moscow Exchange. The RTS index dropped to 1,863.77 points (minus 0.99 percent).

The dollar exchange rate at 10:03 Moscow time was 71.85 rubles (minus 0.01 rubles), the euro exchange rate was 83.11 rubles (plus 0.07 rubles).

Brent crude oil was traded at $83.37 per barrel (minus 0.33 percent), WTI crude – at $80.09 (minus 0.53 percent). Gas futures cost about $1,000 per thousand cubic meters.