The index of the Moscow Stock Exchange at the opening of trading on Thursday fell by 0.9%, to 2,419.71 points, against the background of the drop in oil prices in the world. According to Interfax, January Brent futures fell to $94 a barrel after the US midterm elections. The leaders of the decline were shares of the Russian oil and gas sector: Rosneft shares lost 4%, Tatneft - 3.2%, Gazprom - 3%.