The Moscow Exchange dropped by 1.7% to 2,424 points as of 1400 GMT, marking its lowest level in 20 months, because of ongoing geopolitical tensions in Russia and uncertainty surrounding the Russian Central Bank’s monetary policy decisions. Tensions between Russia and Western countries, along with sanctions, continue to weigh heavily on the nation’s markets as E.U. imposed new sanctions on Russia following the U.S. While the Russian Central Bank’s tight monetary policies have yet to yield results in combating inflation, uncertainties regarding decisions to be made during the bank’s December 20 meeting have negatively impacted financial indicators. -snip- On Oct....