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🟢 USDT/RUBT: 81.08 — Exchange Rate Board
🟢 USD/RUB (Bank of Russia): 82.13
🟢 USD/RUB F (MOEX): 81.32

🤔 How is the Russian stock market affecting the ruble right now? Here is a breakdown of the market drivers:

🟢 Dividend support

The active phase of the 2026 dividend season is beginning. Total payouts are expected to amount to around 3.2–3.4 trillion rubles. Major players such as Sberbank (forecast: 37.75 rubles per share) and MTS (35 rubles) are creating local demand for rubles: companies need liquidity to settle with shareholders, which traditionally supports the exchange rate in April–May.

🟢 A tax “surprise” for exporters

The market reacted sharply to statements by Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov about the possible introduction of a windfall tax for resource companies. Although the Ministry of Finance later denied that this measure was under discussion, the very fact of the debate pushed the MOEX index down to 2,822 points. Expectations of new withdrawals are leading investors to price in the risk of a weaker ruble to offset budget expenditures.

🟢 Geopolitical premium in oil

Urals crude is trading in an unusually high range of $96–105 per barrel. This is being driven by the escalation of the conflict between the US and Iran. High commodity prices are the ruble’s main “concrete floor,” preventing it from weakening beyond 85 per dollar. However, BCS analysts note that any sign of an “energy truce” could quickly send oil down by up to 10%, depriving the ruble of its main advantage.

🟢 Corporate optimism

Despite volatility, leaders in retail and IT (Lenta, Arenadata) are showing revenue growth of 24–46%. Strong business financials are preventing the stock market from collapsing, which also indirectly stabilizes currency expectations — businesses have adapted to the 15% rate and continue to invest.

🟢 Currency barrier: Decree No. 193

Starting April 1, a new ban comes into force on taking cash rubles out to EAEU countries in excess of the equivalent of $100,000. This is a strict measure aimed at combating “gray” capital outflows through Armenia and Kazakhstan. Limiting the physical cash shortage within the country is an important technical factor that will restrain volatility in the coming months.

Forecast and Conclusion

The stock market is currently acting as a “leading indicator”: the fall of the MOEX index against the backdrop of rising oil signals internal tension. For now, dividend expectations are keeping the ruble in the 80–82 range, but the Central Bank’s hawkish rhetoric and tax initiatives indicate that the balance is very fragile.

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