The Russian stock market on Monday opened with a strong decrease in the main indices. The RTS index by 11:00 Moscow time fell by more than 10.5%, the MICEX index - by more than 9.5%, according to the Moscow exchange data. This is, obvious, with the exacerbation of relations between Russia and Ukraine. The MICEX index dropped to 1305.23 points, which corresponds to minimums since June 2013. RTS index - up to 1131.06 points, to minimums since September 2009.

The founder of Microsoft Bill Gates returned to first place in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine. His fortune in 2013 increased by $ 9 billion and amounted to $ 76 billion. The second in the list of the rich is the Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, his fortune in 2013 decreased by $ 1 billion and amounted to $ 72 billion.

In the past few days, the most dramatic military clash has been unfolding before us since the Cold War: Russia has placed several thousand soldiers in Crimea to “protect” the local Russian population. And although there is no evidence of the presence of Russian troops in other Russian -speaking regions of Eastern Ukraine, the Federation Council gave Putin permission to send troops to anywhere in the country to “normalize the situation”. This is an unprecedented and extremely dangerous situation.

Rosneft is actively discussing the purchase of Odessa refinery from VTB, Kommersant writes. Prior to this, the plant belonged to the VETEK group (East European Fuel and Energy Company) Sergey Kurchenko, who was considered close to the family of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Kurchenko left Ukraine in February after a change of power. Unable to pay off the loan received from the VTB for the purchase of the NPT, Kurchenko handed the asset to the bank.

Risk parameters (security rates) according to shares of 14 largest Russian companies and banks are increased due to increased volatility and reduction of quotes in the stock market, the Prime Agency reports the Moscow Exchange Message.

The Federation Council appealed to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with a proposal to withdraw the Russian ambassador from the United States. This was reported to reporters following a meeting of the Council of International Affairs Committee Deputy Head Vladimir Dzhabarov, ITAR-TASS reports. According to the senator, the committee prepared the text of the appeal, it was signed by the speaker of the SF Valentina Matvienko.

Movement in both directions along the M-10 highway (Moscow-St. Petersburg) is completely blocked due to the collapse of the flight of the bridge in the area of ​​the village of Yam-Izhora in the Leningrad Region. About this with reference to the local department of the State traffic inspectorate is reported by Interfax. All transport is sent to the detour - through Kolpino or through Pushkin.

Today, the Yekaterinburg edition of Znak.com reported that the State Duma deputy and director Stanislav Govorukhin at the Khanty-Mansiysk film festival "asked for forgiveness for the" rash decision of the Federation Council "for the introduction of troops into Ukraine." As a little surprised at this statement of the former head of the election headquarters Vladimir Putin, Slon contacted Govorukhin. “Yes, I joked!

As of 13:10 Moscow time, American depository receipts of Sberbank on the London Stock Exchange fell 18% to $ 8.45 per paper. This is the strongest fall among Russian companies selling on the British Exchange. Global depository receipts of the Tinkoff Credit Systems bank fell into 13% to $ 9.74. The GDR of the St. Petersburg network of Lenta supermarkets fell by almost 10% to $ 8.88. WTB receipts sank by 11% to $ 1.95, ADR Gazprom Neft - 10% to $ 17.7. Rosneft papers fell 9% to $ 6.12.

It was a successful night for "gravity." One of the best cosmos films in history went to seven Oscar awards at once, including the personal figurine of Alfonso Koaron for the best directing. But who rejoiced at the victory more than the rest? It seems that these were the leading NASA account on Instagram. In the course of the ceremony, they posted more than ten photos from the real space with the hashtag #realgravity.

The war, as expected, first of all attacked the ruble and brought down the Russian stock markets. Although the official ruble exchange rate fell a little, speculators could earn up to 600% per day today. However, most participants in financial markets, of course, calculate losses. The owners of the shares included in the MMEVB index lost more than 2 trillion rubles of their joint -stock wealth today: the MICEX index collapsed almost 11%, more than 12% - RTS.

Geologists studying the ancient Pracontinent of Gondwan, who, having existed for several hundred million years, broke up about 130 million years ago into future South America, Africa, Antarctic and Australia, coupled with India, suddenly found out that everything could not be like that and that Gondwana had a great chance of splitting completely differently. In other words, the world map could look completely different.

The decision to hold a referendum on the status of the Donetsk region was supported by 98 deputies of the regional council, only the three voted against and three more abstained. On Monday, March 3, the city site reports. The timing of the plebiscite and the question that is planned to be taken for discussion are still unknown. Andrei Shischatsky, elected by the chairman of the Donetsk Regional Council, announced the session closed by the voting results.

Over the past ten years, the Russian construction industry has risen in price by 1.2 times - up to 351.1 trillion rubles. This is the third part of the FBK research “How much does Russia cost: 10 years later.” The first two were devoted to industry and agriculture . Both that and another decreased over a decade, and the cost amounted to 699.6 trillion rubles (industry) and 70.6 trillion rubles (agrarian sector). FBK calculates the so -called gross value added (VDS) industries.

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