Central Bank of Russia bans short-selling

MOEX crashes 45%

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The Russian central bank has today “ordered brokers” to suspend short sales that allow traders to bet against the value of Russian shares, as investors anticipate economic fallout for the nation following its invasion of Ukraine this morning.

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