Russian stock, rouble retreat as bulls shun risk-being purchases

13.07.2020

The Russian rouble weakened on Friday as fears of renewed lockdown measures over record-breaking rises in new coronavirus cases in the United States drove investors away from risk assets.

At 0722 GMT, the rouble was 0.5% weaker against the dollar at 71.26 and had lost 0.3% to trade at 80.27 versus...