Russian five-year credit default swaps (CDS) leapt from Friday's close of 121 bps to 138 bps, according to IHS Markit data, levels not seen since mid-November.

The average yield spread of Russian sovereign bonds over safe haven US Treasuries on the JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified index also widened by 21 bps to 206 bps.

 

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