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Russian stocks fall $1.4 billion in an hour after Trump cuts Putin ... July 28, 2025 onlyfactsplease Russian stocks fall $1.4 billion in an hour after Trump cuts Putin ultimatum July 28, 2025 The Russian stock market switched to a rapid price decline mode after US President Donald Trump announced that he was shortening the ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, after which he must cease fire in Ukraine. The Moscow Exchange Index, which includes shares of four dozen of the largest Russian companies, plummeted from 2777.3 points to 2727.2 points after Trump’s statements. In just over an hour (from 14:55 Moscow time to 16:08 Moscow time), it lost 1.8%, or $1.4 billion in terms of capitalization. As of 16:31 Moscow time, Sberbank shares fell by 1.22%, Gazprom by 2.77%, Lukoil by 1.11%, and Sovcomflot by 2.24%. Mechel lost almost 3% in value, Novatek lost 3.2%, and Aeroflot plummeted 4%, having encountered an unprecedented hacker attack on Monday that paralyzed the company’s operations, led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights, and provoked a new air collapse at the capital’s Sheremetyevo airport. The ruble exchange rate accelerated its decline: the yuan rose by almost 2%, to 11.27 ruble…

Russian Markets Fall as Trump Threatens Sanctions, Calls ... - KyivPost In brief:Trump’s criticism of Putin following Russia’s massive weekend strikes on Ukrainian cities, was followed by a fall in the Russian stock market of more than 2%. Russia’s stock market fell by over 2% on Monday, May 27, after US President Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin “crazy” and voiced the possibility of new sanctions against Russia, theMoscow Timesreported. In a post on hisTruth Socialmedia platform on Sunday, Trump wrote:“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” Follow our coverage of the war on the@Kyivpost_official. The comments followed the record wave of missile and drone strikes by Russia on Ukraine over three nights between May 25-26 that killedat least 13 people. Kyiv Post’s Washington correspondentreportedon Sunday that Trump said he was “not happy” with Putin’s actions in Ukraine and was “absolutely” considering further sanctions. By 4:30 p.m. Kyiv time, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) index had dropped to 2,711 points, down from its opening level of 2,735. The decline hit several major Russi…

Russian Market Slides After Putin-Trump Talks End Without Breakthrough Aug. 16, 2025 Russia’s stock market slid in off-hours trading after talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump ended sooner than expected and without tangible progress on the war in Ukraine. The Moscow Exchange index dropped on Saturday by 2%, erasing about 130 billion rubles ($1.6 billion, according to spot foreign exchange market data published by Reuters) in market capitalization. Shares of state energy companies led the decline, with Gazprom falling 2.9%, Rosneft 2.6% and Sovcomflot nearly 3% by 11:07 a.m. Moscow time on Saturday. Metals producers and state banks also retreated, while flagship airline Aeroflot slid 2.9%. The ruble weakened on forex markets, with the dollar rising 0.5% to 80.15 rubles and the euro up 0.9% to 93.76. Trump said he would delay for “two or three weeks” a decision on whether to impose tough new sanctions against Moscow, which he had threatened if the talks collapsed. But investors appeared unmoved. “Markets expected more — a ceasefire, some kind of agreements, even memoranda of understanding or at least talk of lifting sanctions. None of that happened,” said investment banker …

Moscow market plunges to record lows after Kremlin's message to ... Moscow market plunges to record lows after Kremlin's message to Washington Thu, October 09, 2025 - 12:45 3 min Daria Dmytriieva Photo: MOEX hits records – the index plunges to its lowest level in almost a year (corporatefinanceinstitute.com) The Russian stock market has suffered a sharp collapse. The Moscow Exchange Index (MOEX), which tracks the 40 largest companies, fell to its lowest level since December 2024, according to The Moscow Times . Yesterday, on October 8, the Russian stock market experienced its steepest one-day drop in three years after a senior diplomat said that progress toward reaching a potential peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine had largely stalled. The Moscow Exchange Index (MOEX), which tracks the shares of the 40 largest public companies in the country, fell by 4.05% to 2,563.3 points, the lowest level since December 2024 and the sharpest one-day drop since September 2022. Stock movements: Gazprom shares fell by 4.1% Sberbank — by 4.9% VTB — by 4.7% Rosneft — by 2.5% Shares of Severstal and Aeroflot fell by almost 5%, while shares of Rostelecom, Inter RAO, and the Magnitogorsk Iron a…

Russian stock market accelerates decline on Trump’s statements The MOEX Russia plunged below 2,500 points first time since June 10