Russian stock market resumes

Russia’s stock market is set to have a partial reopening Thursday, nearly a month after it shut down, Report informs, citing Wall Street Journal.

Russia’s central bank said that it will allow trading of 33 shares out of 50 included in the benchmark stock index, the MOEX, on Thursday from 9:50 a.m. to 2 p.m. Moscow time.

Notably, Moscow stock trading has been halted since February 28, marking the longest closure in the country’s modern history.