Russia had been on a tear until mid-April, when fears that financial turmoil in Greecernwould spread sent stock markets around the world into a nosedive. The benchmark Russian Trading System index hit a 2010 high of 1,676.27 on April 15, for a 12-month gain of 108 percent, but by May 20 had tumbled more than 22 percent, to 1,303.24. Nonetheless, many economists remain confident of a quick recovery.
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