FINANCIAL MARKETS
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Jakarta lost 7.0%, reaching a three-month low on September 13th. The day's trading was suspended when a bomb exploded beneath the exchange. Shares in Istanbul hit a nine-month low, falling by 9.7% amid political and economic anxieties. Moscow fell by 10.4%, but traders said the dip was merely a correction following a speculative surge.
This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “FINANCIAL MARKETS”
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