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Reuters] Russian stocks rise after Putin says no need for further division of Ukraine
[.IRTS RUB= RUS=MCX .MCX] MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - Russian shares rose and the
rouble trimmed its losses on Tuesday after President Vladimir
Putin said there is no need for a further division of Ukraine.
Both the dollar-denominated RTS <.IRTS> index and the
rouble-traded MICEX <.MCX> were up 2.6 percent, at 1,143.3
points and 1,316.2 points, respectively.
Before Putin's speech, the MICEX was up 1.5 percent and the
RTS was up 1 percent on the day.
The rouble also rebounded, limiting its early losses and
trading stable against the dollar and the euro <RUB=>.
(Reporting by Lidia Kelly and Jason Bush, editing by Megan
Davies)
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