Investors can trade 33 shares during the limited session from 9:50 am to 2:00 pm in Moscow. Among the shares that are traded are the blue chip companies Gazprom, Lukoil, VTB Bank, Sberbank, Rusal and Rosneft.
Russian stocks last traded on February 25 after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine caused stocks to plunge. The MOEX index has lost nearly 35% of its value this year, while the dollar-denominated RTS index is down 42%.
Foreign investors are not allowed to sell shares on Thursday under new rules that prohibit brokers from carrying out sales on their behalf.
Foreign funds acquired more than 80% of all shares traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange in the first half of 2021, according to Reuters. The United States and Canada accounted for 54% of the total, with 22% from the United Kingdom and 21% from the rest of Europe.
The Biden administration called the reopening “characteristic.”
“Russia has made it clear that it will inject government resources to support stocks of companies that are artificially traded,” Deputy National Security Adviser Dalip Singh said in a statement. “This is not a real market and not a sustainable model – which only confirms Russia’s isolation from the global financial system.”
—— Kevin Liptak contributed to the report.
“Avid problem solver. Extreme social media junkie. Beer buff. Coffee guru. Internet geek. Travel ninja.”
More Stories
Simple Economics Lessons (Square)
Colored electricity tariff: what’s good for us – everything we need to know in 10 questions and answers
Tax evasion: living for a long time with a declared income of less than 10,000 euros