Polymetal International PLC

European shares rose on Monday, bouncing from their worst weekly decline since October helped by a rise in shares of miners after an ongoing retail frenzy shifted its attention to silver.

The largest shareholder of Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal is selling 4% of its shares in the company through accelerated book building, a bookrunner said on Thursday.

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British shares fell on Friday as souring U.S.-China relations weighed and marked weekly losses as concerns over the coronavirus and uncertainty over a vaccine spurred a selling-out of equities.

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Russia's central bank sees no current need to restart purchases of gold for its reserves, it said in a letter to an association of Russian banks, a copy of which was seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Russia's central bank sees no need to restart purchases of gold for its reserves as of now, it said in a letter to a lobby group of Russian banks, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.

Russia will start granting perpetual licences for miners to export gold instead of one-off rights, a decree showed on Monday, to support them in shipping metal overseas independently as demand in its regular trade chain is hit by the coronavirus.

Russia will start issuing general licences for miners to export gold bars, a decree showed on Monday, easing restrictions that had previously required miners to secure a permit for each occasion they sought to export bullion.

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Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 14 points lower at 6,704 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures up 0.6% ahead of cash market open.

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 14 points lower on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down 0.3% ahead of the cash market open.

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Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 9 points lower at 7,563 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures flat ahead of the cash market open.

Russia could consider investing part of its National Wealth Fund in gold, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, adding that he sees investment in the precious metal as more sustainable in the long-term than in financial assets.