presented their new sanctions packages in a coordinated manner Today, the UK (morning) and the US (afternoon) . And the heads of the EU countries during Joe Biden's European visit commented on Vladimir Putin's demand to transfer Russian gas purchases to rubles - predictably, no one liked the idea. Sanctions The US and UK sanctions packages overlap. Both countries included the head of Sberbank German Gref in the lists.

Sanctions and European tour of Biden, Europe against gas for rubles and the results of opening the stock market at the Moscow Joe Biden's visit to Europe opened a new sanctions round. 318 State Duma deputies, Herman Gref and the entire leadership of the Sovcombank, and in the evening, Baiden promised to exclude Russia from G20 and invited Ukraine to its place and invited Ukraine, and the head of the European Commission Ursula von Lyayen, fell into the new lists of the United States.

Trading on the Moscow Exchange stood for almost a month. A few weeks ago, market participants believed that with their renewal, the cost of papers would fall greatly. However, this did not happen. What helped to avoid the collapse, what kind of promotions should I take a closer look and why now is not the time for sharp maneuvers - in the column of Mikhail Ganelin, senior analyst at the Aton investment group. With the support The Russian stock market resumed tenders after almost a month pause.

On Thursday, March 24, the first trading in Russian shares since February 28 was held on the Moscow Exchange. The auctions were held in a truncated mode - from 9:50 to 14:00 Moscow time. Only 33 shares from the Moscow Exchange index were allowed, and short sales were prohibited. The market opening exceeded expectations: at the start of trading, the Moscow Exchange index jumped by 11.5%, and by the end of the day rose by 4.4%.

The UK has updated its sanctions list to include more than 50 Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations, as well as several Belarusian individuals and legal entities. The founder of Tinkoff Bank, Oleg Tinkov, also fell under the sanctions.

Share trading resumed on the Moscow Exchange after the longest break in the history of the Russian stock market. At the opening, the Moscow exchange index fell by 0.2%, but then began to grow. At the moment, growth reached 11.5%. The ruble is strengthening against the dollar and the euro. By 11:15 Moscow time, the Moscow Exchange index rose by 9.4%. Among the growth leaders were PhosAgro (+32%), Novatek (+24.5%), Tatneft (24%), Surgutneftegaz (+21%), Rosneft (+20.5% ), Alrosa (+20%).

US President Joe Biden arrived in Europe on Wednesday to discuss a future strategy for Russia. This is Biden's third overseas trip since taking office. As a result of the talks, new sanctions are expected to be announced, which may include additional restrictions against State Duma deputies, Russian politicians and businesses, and an agreement between the US and the EU to gradually phase out Russian oil and gas may also be announced.

Biden will discuss with European colleagues new sanctions against Russia US President Joe Biden on Wednesday arrived in Europe to discuss further strategy against Russia. This is Biden's third foreign trip from the moment of taking office.

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed to transfer payments for gas with Europe to the ruble. The Russian currency strengthened to 97 per dollar on this news, but this effect is unlikely to be long-term. Even if the Europeans decide to change the rules of the game, the new scheme will not change much for the ruble and the Russian economy, but the movement towards abandoning Russian gas may accelerate. What's happened?