Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:49:59 GMT
Russian stocks fall as Crimea may join Russia
Shares in Moscow declined on Thursday falling for the second successive session this week after politics in the Ukraine's Crimea decided to vote for joining the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian current Prime Minister declared that a possible referendum would be banned. The U.S. Dollar-denominated RTX stock index slipped 2.8% to 1,148 points.