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Blackrock Purchases Stake in MICEX-RTS

By The Moscow Times

Sep. 30, 2012

Blackrock bought a stake in the MICEX-RTS stock exchange from the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Vedomosti reported, citing a source close to the fund, which held 2.65 percent in the exchange. No information on the number of shares bought by Blackrock was available.

(MT)

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