Markets turn as Russia gets a slapped wrist

Sentiment around the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine shifted quite quickly. At first, we believed it would be an act of war to put troops into a sovereign country, but Putin circumvented this by declaring the two regions as independent. As independent states, they now have the full backing of Russia and the Russian troops are merely peacekeeping forces.  The West and developed nations were very quick to say they would impose sanctions but only at a larger magnitude if Russia added more troops into Ukraine and expanded beyond the land grab seen around Donetsk and Luhansk. 

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2:21 BRENT

2:44 USD/RUB

4:39 EUR/GBP

5:59 DAX40

6:30 EUR/USD

7:06 GOLD

7:43 FTSE100

8:49 AUD/USD