The dollar and the euro, on the contrary, began to rise in price.The Russian stock market collapsed again / photo REUTERS

The stock market of the Russian Federation could not stand the negotiations and tough statements on “security guarantees” and the threat of war with Ukraine. Shares of the largest Russian companies fell by an average of 10-15% of their value.

This is evidenced by the data of the Moscow Exchange.

The Moscow Exchange index fell below 3500 points. At the same time, the RTS index updated a local minimum – it fell below 1450 points.

The shares of such Russian giants as Gazprom, Sberbank, Rusal, AFK Sistema, Norilsk Nickel, Novatek, VTB, Rosneft and others have collapsed. At the same time, the dollar and the euro rose in price.

It is noted that the collapse of the indices accelerated in the afternoon. If the situation does not improve, and the fall continues, then trading may be completely closed.

It is worth noting that a similar situation was observed in mid-December against the backdrop of a possible war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine and the Omicron coronavirus strain.

The threat of new Russian aggression against Ukraine – what you should know

In 2014, the Russian Federation seized the Ukrainian Crimea, and then broke into part of the Donbass and began to support the militants who created the so-called “DPR” and “LPR”. A number of Western countries have punished Russia for aggression by imposing sanctions.

Last autumn, information appeared that the Russian side had pulled a significant amount of military and equipment to the border with Ukraine. The Western countries were concerned about such actions of the Russian Federation and threatened it with serious consequences in the event of an invasion of our country.

(c)UNIAN 2022