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Russia - The Russian stock market collapsed on Monday under the pressure of geopolitics

Russia (bbabo.net) - The Russian stock market on Monday afternoon, February 21, collapsed under the pressure of geopolitics. The Moscow Exchange index for the first time since January 24 fell below 3200 points.

According to the data of the trading platform, the Moscow Exchange index fell by 14.11 Moscow time by 5.9% - to 3192 points. The RTS dollar index at the same time fell by 6.45% - to 1301 points.

At the same time, experts note that the negative sentiment on the Russian stock market is supported by the persistence of high geopolitical and sanctions risks. A similar situation has been observed in recent days. In particular, last Friday Russian indices also closed near new three-week lows with serious losses.

Russia - The Russian stock market collapsed on Monday under the pressure of geopolitics