Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –
An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Over a million private investors have made trades on weekends since the launch of an additional weekend trading session on the Moscow Exchange stock market on March 1, 2025.
The total volume of transactions exceeded 442.5 billion rubles. In total, investors concluded 11.5 million transactions.
Boris Blokhin, Managing Director for Stock Market and Digital Assets at Moscow Exchange:
"Weekend trading on the stock market started exactly six months ago and has already demonstrated its popularity. More than a million Russians appreciated the convenience of managing investments in a calm environment, as well as the additional opportunity to respond to a rapidly changing news background. We will continue to work on expanding the stock market tools available for weekend trading."
During the additional weekend trading session, investors can trade 150 Russian stocks, as well as shares of eight exchange-traded funds.
Weekend trading on the Moscow Exchange stock market is conducted on calendar weekends (non-working) days – Saturday and/or Sunday – from 09:50 to 19:00 Moscow time and is held as part of an additional session that is part of the trading day following the weekend. To reduce volatility risks and ensure liquidity, price limits during weekend trading are narrowed to 3% of the last current price of the previous trading day.
Liquidity for instruments during weekend trading is supported by market makers.
From August 16, 2025, trading will take place on weekends became available also on the Moscow Exchange futures market.
List of securities available for weekend trading
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