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Fund managers sit tight on Russian assets

But few will start buying again until the oil price begins to rise

Fund managers are nervous of Russian assets, and the prospect of further falls in the oil price, yet are reluctant to begin a full-scale exit just yet.

Russia's central bank jacked up the interest rate by 650 basis points overnight, from 10.5%, in order to try and halt the currency's slide against the US dollar.

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