Russian state bond price index hits minimum since December 2014

MOSCOW, Mar 21 (PRIME) -- The Russian state bond price index (RGBI) decreased by 9.44% to 98.21, the lowest since December 2014, at the closure of the morning session at 11:00 a.m., the Moscow Exchange said in a statement on Monday.

Russia's OFZ government bonds traded in a discrete mode from 10:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. and will be traded in a normal mode from 1:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m on Monday, the central bank said.

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