The Russian stock market showed significant growth on the opening day of the first trading session of the year. This is evidenced by data Moscow Exchange .
Thus, the Mosbirzhi index during trading on Monday, January 4, updated its historical maximum, showing an increase of 1.33 percent and exceeding the mark of 3330 points. At its peak, the indicator reached 3332.79 points.
The RTS Index, in turn, increased by 3.41 percent, to 1,434.71 points. Thus, both indicators broke the previous records set on December 17, 2020 – then the growth was observed a > against the background of the big press conference of the Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Earlier it was reported that the ruble exchange rate showed a steady growth against the dollar and euro at the beginning of 2021 amid renewed oil prices to the maximums since March 2020.