Russian equity, currency regain earlier losses

09.04.2021

The Russian rouble recovered slightly on Thursday, holding near the 77-mark against the dollar, after hitting a five-month low in the previous session amid renewed tensions between Moscow and the Westover Ukraine and other issues.

Largely ignoring a decline in the price of oil, Russia's key export, the rouble was 0.2% stronger at 76.80 against the dollar at 0702 GMT,...