Ukraine-Russia war: the stock markets are in a bad mood

Rising energy prices, threat to growth… International markets should remain very volatile, on the lookout for developments in the war in Ukraine.

By Laurence Allard

Published on 02/28/2022 at 07:00
– Modified 02/28/2022 at 11:51 a.m.

Dince the Russian intervention in Ukraine, the stock markets have fallen. The CAC 40 index lost 7% before recovering somewhat and ending the week at 6,752, or -8% from its high. Ditto for the US S & P 500 index, which first fell 6% before recovering 2%. Only the Russian index collapsed by almost 40%.

“This drop could reach, if the conflict escalates, 10 or 15%, but not much more” said Alexandre Baradez, chief analyst at IG Markets. “The markets experienced great stress, but there was no panic. Volatility was half as high as when the Covid crisis started. » And the latter to recall that, in the past, geopolitical shocks are so many opportunities to reposition oneself on the markets…

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