A fresh round of U.S. sanctions once again ripped into Russia’s markets, with stocks, bonds and the ruble taking a hit. The new restrictions, which target Russian state-controlled oil giant OAO Rosneft and other top firms, follow weeks of U.S. threats that Russia would face repercussions unless it helped defuse the crisis in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian government for months. Moscow’s MICEX index slid 2.4%, with investors interpreting the measures as more likely to hold back the Russian economy than previous sanctions. By the end of the day, the index capitalization shrank by $4.4 billion. Rosneft shares fell 4.5%, while gas company Novatek–also a target of the new sanctions–shed 5.5%. The yield on Rosneft’s benchmark bond due 2022 jumped to 6.1% from 5.3% the previous day, according to Tradeweb. The increase reflects a rise in the interest […]