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Bloomberg Shares in European airlines slid after most of Europe closed its airspace to carriers from Russia, which reciprocated with its own bans. A Bloomberg gauge of European airlines dropped as much as 4.8%. In the broader market, the biggest decliners included British Airways-parent IAG SA, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM. Smaller peer Finnair Oyj, which faces a wipeout …

  Bloomberg Russian markets were paralysed and traders struggled to price the ruble as international sanctions shook the country’s financial system. The Russian currency lost a third of its value in offshore trading at one point and hit an all-time low of 109.185 per dollar in Moscow. Quotes were infrequent and volatile at the start of the session, and traders …

  Bloomberg US equity futures dropped as the Ukraine conflict and Western sanctions on Russia muddied the outlook for markets and the global economic recovery. Crude prices steadied after briefly halting a rally. Contacts on the S&P 500 were down about 0.3% after paring earlier declines of more than 1%. Oil fluctuated, with benchmark West Texas Intermediate flipping to a …

Bloomberg The ruble and stocks paused their historic slump as Western sanctions on Russia appeared less severe than some had expected. The benchmark MOEX index was up 15% after losing as much as 45% the day before in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The ruble gained 2.1% against the dollar after sinking to a record low. Still, new …

  Bloomberg Gold extended a decline amid a rebound in stock markets as investors remained on edge while assessing the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions. European shares surged the most in two months on Friday as risk sentiment improved following a sharp sell-off. Bullion fell after surging to the highest in more than 17 months as …

  Bloomberg Global stocks and equity futures tumbled while bonds and oil soared as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a military attack on Ukraine cast a pall over global markets. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts slid about 1.7% and 2.3% respectively, signalling the latter, tech-heavy gauge faces a bear market. The Stoxx 600 Europe index shed some …

  Bloomberg Russian assets nosedived as military attacks across Ukraine prompted emergency central bank action and investors braced for the toughest round of Western sanctions yet, wiping out more than $250 billion in stock market value. The ruble sank to a record low and stocks collapsed 45% — their biggest-ever retreat. Russian Eurobonds plummeted, pushing some into distressed territory. The …

  Bloomberg Gold surged to the highest since 2020 after Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine, triggering the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II and crushing risk sentiment. President Vladimir Putin vowed to “demilitarise” Ukraine and replace its leaders, while the West threatened additional sanctions in response. US President Joe Biden announced he would impose “further consequences” …

  Bloomberg European equities rose with US futures on Wednesday as investors assessed limited initial Western sanctions against Russia amid the Ukraine standoff. The Stoxx 600 Europe Index and S&P 500 futures both added about 0.8% while contracts on the Nasdaq 100 gained more than 1%. The mood was brighter, when the S&P 500 fell into a technical correction after …

  Bloomberg Russian markets have taken historic losses this year and the message coming from traders is that more declines may be ahead for the ruble. Options pricing suggests there’s a 50% chance the ruble will sink to a record low against the dollar within the next two months — dipping below levels from 2016 when the economy was mired …