The Central Bank will not resume trading on the Moscow Exchange on March 2Bank of Russia decided not to resume trading on March 2 in the stock market section, in the derivatives market section, in the standardized derivatives market and in the SFI market section of the Moscow Stock Exchange. The exception will be the “Redemption: Direct Orders” mode with settlements in rubles, instruments of the derivatives market of the money section, commodity section and mirror contracts for futures on the original sites in the “Closing positions” mode.
“The operating mode of the Moscow Exchange on March 3, 2022 will be announced until 9:00 Moscow time on March 3,” reads a message published in Telegram channel regulator.
The Central Bank did not launch sections of the stock and derivatives markets, as well as a section of the SFI market on March 1 and February 28. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation in Ukraine on the orders of President Vladimir Putin.
Read more about sanctions against the Russian financial sector – in the material “Kommersant” “Reserves of our anxiety”.