Stocks are drifting higher on Wall Street in light trading as U.S. markets reopen following the Christmas holiday.

According to the latest Labor Department data, weekly jobless claims fell to 219,000 compared with expectations of 223,000.

By the of the trading session, the MOEX index rose by 1.23% to 2,766.57 points, while the RTS index rose by 1.63% to 878.3 points. The yuan exchange rate fell by 0.64% over the day to 13.4 rubles.

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U.S. stocks on Thursday overcame a lower open to turn positive, though momentum remained weak. Read more here.

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Stocks edged lower on Wall Street Thursday morning as U.S. markets reopened for trading after the Christmas holiday. The S&P ...

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Indexes fell in their first trading day after Christmas as traders hope for a so-called Santa Clause rally to propel markets ...

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Wall Street's main indexes drifted lower in light trading volumes on Thursday, as rising yields pressured some shares, while ...