The Russian stock market continued its decline on Thursday. The Moscow Exchange Index closed at 2248.87 points, a decrease of 1.6%. At one point in the intraday period, it fell to 2236.4 points, falling below the local support level of 2,250 points; the RTS index fell 2% to 838.3 points at the same time. Market pressure is mainly affected by multiple factors such as lower international oil prices, lack of new progress in negotiations on Ukraine, and the risk of potential US sanctions. In terms of individual stocks, Lenta and Mosenergo, which are about to be removed from the index on September 18, led the decline, falling 6.1% and 4.2%, respectively; MTS, Lukoil, and Moscow Stock Exchange also fell 4.8%, 3.4%, and 3%, respectively.

The Russian stock market continued its decline on Thursday. The Moscow Exchange Index closed at 2248.87 points, a decrease of 1.6%. At one point in the intraday period, it fell to 2236.4 points, falling below the local support level of 2,250 points; the RTS index fell 2% to 838.3 points at the same time. Market pressure is mainly affected by multiple factors such as lower international oil prices, lack of new progress in negotiations on Ukraine, and the risk of potential US sanctions. In terms of individual stocks, Lenta and Mosenergo, which are about to be removed from the index on September 18, led the decline, falling 6.1% and 4.2%, respectively; MTS, Lukoil, and Moscow Stock Exchange also fell 4.8%, 3.4%, and 3%, respectively.