| 09 Apr 2018 14:52 | Los Angeles Times |
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, leads a cabinet meeting outside Moscow on April 9, 2018. Medvedev ordered his Cabinet to draw up measures to support Russian companies sanctioned by the U.S. ((Alexander Astafyev, Sputnik, Government Pool ...
more| 09 Apr 2018 13:56 | Razor-Forex |
The Russian ruble crashed approximately 4.2% vs. the dollar on Monday. This is the largest one-day drop since January of 2016, when the ruble hit all-time lows against the dollar at 85.9493.
moreThe MOEX Russia Index dropped by 8.34% to 2,090.88 points at the close of today's trade on the Moscow Exchange. The RTS index lost 11.44% to 1,094.98 points.
more| 09 Apr 2018 11:18 | MarketWatch |
Exchange-traded funds that track the Russian equity market tumbled on Monday and were on track for their biggest one-day drop in years.
moreThe Russian Ruble fell sharply against the US Dollar after the decision by the US to impose new sanctions. - Moscow stocks dropped too.
more| 09 Apr 2018 07:08 | MarketWatch |
The VanEck Vectors Russia ETF RSX, -10.73% sank 7% on heavy volume, with nearly a half-million shares exchanging hands before the open.
moreThe ruble also plunged against the major currencies, depreciating over 3 percent against the dollar and the euro. The Russian currency was trading at almost 60 against the greenback and more than 74.5 against the euro, the worst result against the ...
moreOn equities markets, Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska saw the share price of one of his companies halve after he joined six other so-called “oligarchs” sanctioned together with their businesses, as well as 17 political figures.
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