The Moscow Stock Exchange and RTS indices started the main session up 0.5%.

The Moscow Stock Exchange and RTS indices started the main session up 0.5%.

At the start of the main session on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Friday, the Russian stock market grew moderately following oil (December Brent futures exceeded $114.5 per barrel, the highest since May), as well as expectations for continued negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement and the Central Bank's decision on the key rate.