MICEX Index Drops 1.5% in Wednesday Trading Session, Hits 2045 Points

10:10; 22 July 2026 year

### Russian Stock Market Dips as MICEX Index Falls 1.5% On Wednesday, the MICEX Index dropped by 1.5% during trading, settling at 2,045 basis points. Here’s how the most liquid stocks performed: - Lukoil: -1.1% - Gazprom: -1% - Sberbank: -1% - Rosneft: -0.8% The MICEX Index (also known as the Moscow Exchange Index) serves as a benchmark for the Russian stock market. It is calculated based on the market capitalization of freely traded shares (free-float) and includes highly liquid stocks of major and fast-growing Russian companies. The composite price index of the Moscow Exchange is computed using prices weighted by market capitalization, adjusted for free-float, of the most liquid Russian company stocks. The index composition and weighting are reviewed quarterly. This overview was presented by Alexei Grishchenko, Ph.D., Professor of Operational and Sectoral Management at the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

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