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MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble tumbled towards 75 against the dollar in volatile trade on Monday, touching a more than two-week low as new sanctions against Moscow loomed and Turkey’s nose-diving lira led to a drop in risk appetite.
By 1519 GMT, the rouble was 1% weaker against the dollar at 74.88. Earlier, it slumped to 74.9300, its weakest mark since March 4.
It had lost 1.2% to trade at 89.30 versus the euro , crossing the 89 threshold for the first time since March 5.
Turkey’s lira briefly fell 15% to near its all-time low after President Tayyip Erdogan’s shock weekend ousting of a hawkish central bank governor sparked fears of a reversal of recent rate hikes, putting pressure on riskier assets.
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MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble tumbled towards 75 against the dollar in volatile trade on Monday, touching a more than two-week low as new sanctions against Moscow loomed and Turkey’s nose-diving lira led to a drop in risk appetite.
By 1519 GMT, the rouble was 1% weaker against the dollar at 74.88. Earlier, it slumped to 74.9300, its weakest mark since March 4.
It had lost 1.2% to trade at 89.30 versus the euro , crossing the 89 threshold for the first time since March 5.
Turkey’s lira briefly fell 15% to near its all-time low after President Tayyip Erdogan’s shock weekend ousting of a hawkish central bank governor sparked fears of a reversal of recent rate hikes, putting pressure on riskier assets.
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LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds pulled $16.3 billion from public market investment strategies, largely equities, in the fourth quarter, the most in almost four years, driven largely by redemptions, according to data and research firm eVestment.
The move followed a year in which some funds, including those from Norway, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, planned withdrawals to help their governments cope with the coronavirus crisis.
Net outflows from equity strategies managed by third-party fund managers reached $18.5 billion in the final three months of 2020, eVestment data showed.
Global equity markets closed 2020 around record highs after a stimulus-charged rebound helped stocks surge more than 60% from their March lows.
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MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble firmed to a more than two-week high against the dollar on Monday, helped by rising oil prices and generally more positive sentiment that outweighed concerns about possible new sanctions over jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
The rouble spearheaded an emerging market rally, with stocks trading near record highs on optimism over a global economic recovery thanks to steady vaccine rollouts.
By 1546 GMT, the rouble was 0.5% stronger against the dollar at 74.27, its highest since Jan. 22.
Against the euro, it strengthened 0.5% to 89.52, earlier hitting its strongest since Jan. 21 at 89.2500.