Interfax reports Russia is interested in Indian investment in its oil and gas sector.

European equities closed on Wednesday Aug 12: Germany's DAX fell 53.75 points (-0.20%) to 26,341.62; the UK's FTSE 100 dropped 7.55 points (-0.07%) to 10,836.64; France's CAC 40 slid 40.00 points (-0.46%) to 8,674.94; the Euro STOXX 50 lost 15.87 points (-0.24%) to 6,535.35; Spain's IBEX 35 eased 8.44 points (-0.04%) to 20,205.16; Italy's FTSE MIB was essentially flat, up 0.79 points (0.00%) at 53,707.00.

羅馬尼亞央行行長：過去12個月裏，羅馬尼亞列伊匯率經歷了兩次顯著貶值。