The Russian central bank has announced that, starting today, trading of all 50 shares listed on the MOEX stock index will resume. The Moscow stock exchange reopened its doors last Thursday, after being closed for about a month following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Only 33 of the 50 shares traded on the index were allowed to trade as of last Thursday.
The central bank had also imposed some limitations to prevent possible and probable waves of sell off, imposing a ban on short selling on the shares traded.
The no to short selling will at this point also be extended to shares that will be traded again in today’s session, which will start at 9.30 local time and continue until 14.00.
In the same period, the trading of corporate bonds and municipal bonds will take place.
In the same period, the trading of corporate bonds and municipal bonds will take place.
Trading of foreign stocks and bonds will take place in a longer window, between 9.30am and 7pm Moscow time.