MICEX Index Drops 0.2% in Wednesday Trading Session, Hits 2330 Basis Points

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10:47; 16 September 2026 year
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### Russian Stock Market Sees Minor Drop on Wednesday On Wednesday, the MICEX Index fell by 0.2% during trading, settling at 2,330 basis points. The most liquid stocks showed the following trading dynamics: - Sberbank: -0.1% - Lukoil: -0.2% - Gazprom: +0.4% - Rosneft: -2% It is worth noting that the MICEX Index (Moscow Exchange Index) is a price indicator of the Russian stock market. It is calculated based on the market capitalization of freely traded shares (free-float) and includes highly liquid stocks of large and rapidly growing Russian companies. The composite stock index of the Moscow Exchange is calculated using prices weighted by market capitalization, taking into account free-float, for 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 the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management at the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.