The Russian stock market recently suffered its sharpest single-day crash in four years, with the benchmark MOEX index plunging to a multi-year low of 2,318.2 points. The extended sell-off—which wiped out about 20% of the market's value—has been driven by persistently high interest rates, U.S. sanctions on major energy companies, falling global oil prices, and escalating infrastructure strikes.The June 2026 crash marked the largest one-day drop since September 2022, when Russia announced partial mobilization. Major blue-chip stocks have hit historic lows:
The Russian stock market recently suffered its sharpest single-day crash in four years, with the benchmark MOEX index plunging to a multi-year low of 2,318.2 points. The extended sell-off—which wiped out about 20% of the market's value—has been driven by persistently high interest rates, U.S. sanctions on major energy companies, falling global oil prices, and escalating infrastructure strikes.The June 2026 crash marked the largest one-day drop since September 2022, when Russia announced partial mobilization. Major blue-chip stocks have hit historic lows:
