The Moscow stock exchange on Friday, November 5, set a record in trading volume in foreign securities, according to its official website.
On the day on the stock exchange have concluded more than 72 thousand transactions in foreign securities. Trading volume amounted to 7.6 billion rubles, or 9 percent of the total volume in the stock market.
“We are constantly expanding the list of available tools, and provide investors with the possibility of transactions in the currency convenient to them”, – said the director of the Department of the Moscow stock market exchanges Boris Blokhin. By the end of the year on the stock exchange will be possible to buy the paper more than 500 companies, he said. Also in the future we plan to add even more positions due to expansion of new jurisdictions.
Mosbirzha launched trading in shares of foreign companies 24 August 2020. Transactions are available at the main and evening trading sessions – from 10:00 to 23:50. On September 27 the opportunity to make payments in dollars. In December, Exchange will start trading in foreign securities at the morning trading session.
On October 19, one of the main indices of the Moscow stock exchange – dollar RTS – broke the 10-year-old record, rising above 1900 points. Record other main index – Mosbirzhi – was established October 14, 2021 (4292.68 points)