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(Reuters) -Change operator Cboe World Markets (NYSE:) on Friday declared a regulatory halt in buying and selling on the VanEck Russia ETF, which has tumbled since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine final week.
Cboe additionally mentioned it was halting buying and selling of the a lot smaller VanEch Russia Small-Cap ETF.
“Cboe BZX Change has declared a Regulatory Halt in RSX and RSXJ that’s efficient for all U.S. equities markets. Because of this buying and selling halt in RSX and pursuant to its guidelines, buying and selling within the choices in RSX on Cboe’s choices exchanges has been halted,” a Cboe spokesperson mentioned in an e mail.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West’s monetary sanctions, and Moscow’s controls on cash getting into and leaving Russia, the VanEck Russia ETF has tumbled over 60% up to now week, together with a 2.4% drop on Friday.
On Wednesday, VanEck mentioned it was quickly suspending the creation of recent shares of its essential Russia ETF.
Traders exchanged about $88 million value of the fund’s shares on Friday, down from a mean of $309 million per session over the previous 30 days, based on Refinitiv information.
Following its deep losses, the fund has a market capitalization of about $300 million, based on Refinitiv.
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