The RTS index fell below 1,000 points for the first time since November

One of the main indicators of the Russian stock market, the RTS index, fell below 1,000 points on June 22 for the first time since November 2025. This follows from the data of the Moscow Stock Exchange.

As of 15:55 Moscow time, the index value was 1005.17 points, reflecting a drop of 3.08% during the day. During the trading session, a local minimum was recorded at around 993.48 points at 17:29 Moscow time. In total, the indicator has lost 11.55% since the beginning of this month.

Among the most depreciated assets on the Moscow Stock Exchange are securities of the Cyan service (minus 14.81%), Rusagro (minus 9.07%) and the Alrosa diamond mining group (minus 7.0%). Sovcombank became the growth leader among the major players, whose shares gained 2.08%.

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The Moscow Exchange index went down on June 19 after the publication of the decision of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to reduce the key rate to 14.25% per annum. On the same day, the Central Bank decided to reduce the key rate by 25 basis points to 14.25%. It was noted that monetary conditions continue to gradually soften, but still remain tight.