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Raiffeisen drops after Russian court freezes its shares in local arm



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** Shares in Raiffeisen Bank InternationalRBIV.VI fall 7.4%, to the bottom of Austrian blue-chip index .ATX, after a Russian court froze RBI's shares in its Russian unit, which it planned to spin-off

** Erste Group says it expects negative shares reaction as it further complicates the situation for the bank, delaying the sales process

** "A successful exit from Russia would, however, be a strong positive catalyst for the stock," the brokerage says, adding though chances of this scenario decreased with the court decision

** Shares are on track for their worst day since mid-March

** Including Friday's fall, the stock has dropped by 10.55% YTD

** Italy's UniCredit CRDI.MI, which has a business in Russia, slips 1%




Reporting by Amir Orusov and Anastasiia Kozlova

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