The Russian stock market fell by 43% by the end of the year – Rosbalt

The Russian stock market fell by 43% by the end of the year – Rosbalt

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In 2022, the Moscow Exchange index fell by 43.12%, from 3787.29 to 2154.12 points, the RTS dollar index fell by 39.17% from 1595.76 to 970.6 points, RBC writes, citing trading data on the Moscow exchange.

“The Moscow Exchange Index has become an absolute outsider in terms of dynamics since the beginning of the year among the world’s major stock indices,” Freedom Finance Global experts noted earlier.

Recall that on the morning of February 24, after the announcement of the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, the IMOEX2 index, which tracks the dynamics of additional sessions, collapsed by more than 11%, after which the Moscow Exchange temporarily suspended trading. After their resumption, the fall of the market accelerated sharply, discrete auctions were held for all shares. During the main trading session, the Moscow Exchange index at a minimum fell by 45.49%, to 1681.55 points. This was the lowest value for the entire year.

As a result of the trading session on February 24, the Moscow Exchange index lost 33.28% and closed at 2058.12 points. On that day, the Russian stock market experienced the largest collapse in its history, having updated a record on October 28, 1997 – then the Moscow Exchange index fell by 20.81% in a day.

Source: Rosbalt

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