MOSCOW: Russia’s battered ruble sank Monday to its lowest point this year as Asian and European stock markets nosedived on concerns over the Chinese economy.

Russia’s dollar-denominated RTS stock index had plunged nearly 4.5 percent by 11 a.m. local time as the ruble tumbled to 70.92 against the dollar, its weakest since December 2014.

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