VTB completely withdrew from the capital of SPB Exchange. Previously, the bank owned 9.25 percent of the trading floor.

SPB Exchange plans to launch trading in securities traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the coming weeks, the platform's general director Roman Goryunov said. Earlier the company received the status of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor, which allows buying a wide range of assets in mainland China.

Termination of Russian investors' access to foreign stock exchanges will not affect clients serviced by Russian brokers and trading within the company's trading and clearing infrastructure, SPB Exchange said. The trading floor continues to operate as usual, allowing clients to trade in more than 1,650 securities.

SPB Exchange plans to recapitalize its settlement depository Best Efforts Bank. The credit organization will place by open subscription 400 million ordinary shares, which is 7 times higher than the current capital of 56.45 million ordinary shares and 100 thousand preferred shares. If the securities will be sold at par value of ₽10, the amount of additional c...