Elsewhere in the region Russia's RTS index was down 0.9% in Moscow during the afternoon.

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The RTS index ended at 1, 814.60, a 0.1% or 2.12 point gain on the session.

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The dollar-denominated RTS index was down 7.1%, at 1070.98 points, during evening trading in Moscow on Friday.

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Many of Cyprus's foreign bank depositors are Russian, and Russian shares were hit hard, with the RTS Index falling 2.8%.

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The RTS index was down 3.2% in Moscow, and the ruble fell against the dollar for the sixth day in a row.

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And over in Moscow, a new trading record was set on the RTS Index future contract, the most liquid instrument of the Russian financial market.

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Unlike their rivals to the south, metals and mining shares were the weakest performers, with the RTS index for that sector down 1.8% even after the late-day recovery.

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In Russia, where the lower house of parliament gave final approval to a measure to extend the presidential term to six years, from four, Moscow's RTS index was up 2.8%, led by Gazprom, up 5.6%.

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Using that above mentioned circuitry, lightly modified to accommodate RTS output and sufficient power demands, and the addition of a simple python script to translate that fluctuating index into real-time ticks, Ames was able to breath new life into an antiquated piece of Americana.

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