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Russian stocks tumble amid global turmoil, falling oil price

20:36 24/10/2008

The Russian government was forced to shut down the two main stock exchanges on Friday, after they shed over 13% as share prices tumbled in the United States and Europe.

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Russian stocks tumble amid global turmoil, falling oil price

Quarter of Russian movies on hold over credit crisis - paper

Russia's Bank Zenit borrows $125 mln from foreign banks

China urges coordinated response to world credit crisis

OPEC cuts oil production by 1.5 mln barrels a day

Dollar up 8.03 kopeks, euro down 16.23 kopeks - Central Bank

Russia's Superjet 100 plane starts certification flights

Russian monetary base up $1.9 bln in week to $167.8 bln

OPEC to discuss cuts in oil production

Russian-Chinese trade set to exceed $50 bln in 2008

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