OREANDA-NEWS The Moscow Exchange index (IMOEX2), reflecting the dynamics of the main and additional sessions, sharply accelerated its decline at evening trading on Wednesday, May 14, after the publication of the list of negotiators approved by President Vladimir Putin for a meeting in Istanbul on May 15. If as of 22:55 Moscow time the indicator was at the level of 2918.16 points, then at 23:11 Moscow time it reached the level of 2872.8 points, having decreased by 1.55%. And by the close of the trading session on Tuesday, May 13, the decline at that moment was minus 1.84%.

As of 23:46 Moscow time, the drop intensified and already amounted to minus 2.16% compared to the close of the previous day (2,863.52 points). The ruble benchmark was last at this level on May 8.

At the same time, futures for the dollar-ruble (Si) currency pair are growing on the Moscow Stock Exchange. The nearest contract expiring in June is adding 0.56% as of 23:33 Moscow time and is at the level of ₽83 003, which corresponds to the dollar value of ₽83. For comparison, on May 15, the Central Bank set the dollar exchange rate at ₽80.2237. At 23:50 Moscow time, futures rose by 0.63% to ₽83,067.