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Trading Stops on Moscow Stock Exchange

By The Moscow Times
Trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange has stopped.

Trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange stopped abruptly on Wednesday afternoon without explanation.

Trading stopped at approximately 3:56 p.m. in Moscow, according to Interfax.

The stock exchange said in a statement on its website that the reasons for the interruption are being investigated and that it will announce when trading is to resume again separately.

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