Bank Of Russia: Trading On Moscow Exchange On 25 March

As decided by the Bank of Russia, on 25 March 2022, the trading sessions on the Moscow Exchange will be held according to the following schedule:

Federal government bonds will be traded in the Main Trading Mode from 9:50 to 18:50 Moscow time (9:50–10:00 Moscow time, opening auction; 10:00–18:40 Moscow time, trading period; 18:40–18:50 Moscow time, closing auction) as well as from 9:30 to 19:00 Moscow time, in the mode of negotiated trades/ negotiated trades with the CCP. In addition, futures on the OFZ basket and on the Russian Government Bond Index (RGBI) will be traded.

33 stocks* from the MOEX Russia Index (IMOEX) will be available for trading from 9:50 to 14:00 Moscow time. There will be a ban on short selling of the said securities.

Stocks, other than those included in the MOEX Russia Index, corporate bonds, Eurobonds, Russian sovereign Eurobonds, regional and municipal bonds and other derivative contracts will be available for negotiated trades/ negotiated trades with the CCP.

Contracts on the MOEX Russia Index and individual shares included therein will be traded in the Derivatives Market as normal from 10:00 to 14:00 Moscow time.

Other instruments will be traded on the Moscow Exchange according to the schedule set for 24 March 2022.

The trading schedule of the Moscow Exchange for the following days will be published on the Bank of Russia website later.