MOSCOW, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Trading System (RTS) index plunged 5.83% from Monday's close to below 1,900 points in Tuesday morning trading amid a continued slump on the Russian equities market on negative data from world trading floors.
World stock exchanges have seen heightened volatility in recent weeks following the financial turmoil provoked by the U.S. subprime mortgage loan crisis and fresh signs of a recession in the world's largest economy.