- Russian military continues set of drills involving almost all districts and navies
- A number of drills have finished and troops are expected to return to bases
- Some units of western and southern military districts have started returning to bases
The headline here is helping risk trades get a bit of a jump with gold quickly falling from $1,876 to $1,870. It is also said that Russia is still conducting a series of military drills alongside Belarus that will take place on 19 February though.
Meanwhile, stocks have jumped on the headlines with S&P 500 futures now turning a 0.1% loss to a 0.5% gain.
In FX, the aussie has also moved up from 0.7120 to 0.7140 against the dollar - posting session highs on the day.
