[Russia] - Russian Stock Market Rises After Trump Sets Ukraine Peace Deal Deadline

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russias stock market increased more than 1% on Tuesday morning after U.S
President Donald Trump threatened to enforce 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian energy exports unless the Kremlin consents to a peace deal in
Ukraine within 50 days.The gains extended a 2.7% get on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) after hours on Monday following Trumps statement, which
also assisted the ruble recuperate against the dollar and gain slightly against Chinas yuan.As of 10 a.m
Moscow time Tuesday, the MOEX Index was up 1.18% to 2,746 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index climbed up 1.2% to 1,104
Leading the rally were shares of gold miner Polyus, delivering giant Sovcomflot, state lending institution VTB and healthcare provider MD
Medical Group, which were all up around 1.8%
The ruble increased 0.24% against the U.S
dollar to 77.91 and edged up slightly against the yuan, now the most traded foreign currency in Russia, to 10.87
Trumps 50-day grace duration on prospective secondary sanctions pushes geopolitical threats into September, stated Vasily Karpunin, primary
expert at Alfa Banks financial investment unit.Trump carried out listed below market expectations, Invest Era expert Artyom Nikolayev told
Reuters
Moreover, Trump likes to hold off and extend such deadlines.Trump has actually voiced growing aggravation with Russian President Vladimir
Putin, whose forces have actually released their largest air attacks on Ukraine in current weeks in spite of contact the West for a
ceasefire.