At 10:00 Moscow time, Gazprom's shares fell by 29.75%, falling to 137.1 rubles per share.

Shares of Tatneft at the same time fell by 18.43% to 300.1 rubles per share.

At 10:15 Moscow time, the Moscow Exchange announced a discrete auction for Gazprom shares after their fall.

Earlier it was reported that exchange prices for gas in Europe fell below $1.5 thousand for the first time since June 29, according to trading data.