Donald Trump's intervention in Syria was punishing for London-listed Russian stocks, irrespective of their connections to oligarchs and businesses targeted by US sanctions. The irony for Highland Gold Mining (HGM), whose shares fell 10 per cent following the move, is that the concurrent drop in the rouble and rise in the gold price would be bullish signals in any other circumstance.
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