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Russian Markets Slide After Putin-Trump Talks End Without agreement.

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Russian Markets Slide After Putin-Trump Talks End Without agreement.

Russia’s stock market slid after talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump ended sooner than expected and without tangible progress on the war in Ukraine.

The Moscow Exchange index dropped 2%, erasing about 130 billion rubles ($1.6 billion, according to spot foreign exchange market data published by Reuters) in market capitalization.

Shares of state energy companies led the decline, with Gazprom falling 2.9%, Rosneft 2.6% and Sovcomflot nearly 3% by 11:07 a.m. Moscow time Saturday. Metals producers and state banks also retreated, while flagship airline Aeroflot slid 2.9%.

The ruble weakened on forex markets, with the dollar rising 0.5% to 80.15 rubles and the euro up 0.9% to 93.76. –

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