It's Tuesday, August 25th.
Foreign investors have qualms and the rally evaporated.
By the close, the key index had managed a rise of 36 points, 0.4 percent. The risk of default had sent the Russian currency into a tail spin that continued dramatically today. From Moscow, Alastair Wanklyn reports. Dollar bonds can be converted into ruble-denominated debt which will mature between three and five years. Interest starts at 30 percent for four years.