Statement Foreign Ministry taxed Russian market

Deputy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sergey Ryabkova collapsed the Russian stock market, testify the data of the Moscow Exchange.

At the time of publication, the Mosbiergie index fell by 2.3 percent compared with the closing level of the previous trading session. Leaders of the fall of steel shares “Surgutneftegaz” (minus 4.97 percent), “Norilsk” (minus 4.9 percent), as well as depository receipts of the retailer FIXPRICE (minus 4.2 percent).

growth showed shares “Rusala” (plus 0.8 percent), Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine (plus 0.5 percent) and depositary receipts on Headhunter paper (plus 0.3 percent).

The dollar exchange rate was 75.1 rubles, which is 0.42 rubles, or 0.5 percent, below the level of closing the previous session. The euro exchange rate was 86.1 rubles, which is 0.62 rubles, or 0.7 percent, below the closing of previous trading.

The collapse occurred against the background of the Department of Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, who commented on the course of negotiations between Russia, the United States and NATO about the “security guarantees”, which Moscow decided to seek from Washington and Brussels. The representative of the ministry believes that the meetings did not bring significant results, and does not see the reasons to hold them again in the foreseeable future.

/Media reports.