Putin orders food import restrictions

President Vladimir Putin ordered food import restrictions on countries which have imposed sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis.

At 0605 GMT, the dollar-denominated RTS index was down 0.5% at 1,155 points, while its rouble-based peer MICEX traded 0.4 percent lower at 1,329 points.

The rouble was 0.2 pct weaker against the dollar at 36.25.

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