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The International Monetary Fund is expected to ratchet up pressure on the Ukrainian government to cover the country’s budget gap in order to continue receiving aid

The MOEX index fell by 0.37% to 2,841.82 points and the RTS index also lost 0.37% and reached 1,034.21 points at the opening of the trading session on Friday.

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a law that legalizes cryptocurrency mining in the country. A relevant document was published on Thursday

Stocks rose again Wednesday as some stability returned after a volatile start to the week, while the yen weakened further after the Bank of Japan looked to ease worries about more interest rate hikes.

The Russian ruble weakened slightly against the dollar but strengthened against the yuan on Wednesday, the first day of increased net daily sales of the Chinese currency by the finance ministry and the central bank.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged more than 12% on Monday in what was the biggest single-day drop since ‘Black Monday’ in 1987.

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has shed more than 10% of its value in one day, amid a global stock market crash that has affected the cryptocurrency market, according to trading data.

The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate of 87.7024 rubles for August 3-5, down eight kopecks against the previous indicator.

The Moscow Exchange suspends publications of data regarding the volumes of exchange trading in the currency market, the press service of the trading platform said.

The MOEX Russia Index plunged by 1.25% to 2,899.00 points, the RTS Index edged down by 1.16% to 1,065.60 points