Traders Eye Cheap Rubles as Hedge Against Trump Election Win

  • PGIM, SocGen say Russian currency will rally if polls wrong
  • Ruble was among the worst-performing EM currencies on Monday

Oil storage in Tuapse, Russia, crude has sunk to a five-month low following a wave of new lockdowns in Europe.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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Russia’s ruble may offer a cheap way to hedge against a presidential victory by Donald Trump after it crashed to a seven-month low on Monday.