At the Moscow Stock Exchange continued on Tuesday recorded depreciation of the ruble. A few minutes after the opening of trading the dollar exceeded the psychologically important level of 65 rubles., Reaching a maximum at 65.19 rubles., Which is 91 kopecks. higher than yesterday’s closing. In previous times above 65 rubles. the dollar rose 13 February 2015
At the same time, the euro rose to 72.347 rubles., that 1,293 rubles. above the level of the close of trading on August 11. In previous times above 72 rubles. the euro rose 24 February 2015.
Analysts attribute the decline in the ruble exchange rate with low oil prices. During today’s trading on the stock exchange ICE futures price for Brent crude oil for delivery in October 2015, is between $ 49 and $ 50 per barrel.
One of the reasons for the sharp fall of oil prices and the strengthening of the dollar is called devaluation of the Chinese yuan , the course of which the People’s Bank of China lowered the eve of 1.9%, the largest decline since 1994, and today has decreased by 1.6%, bringing the value of the national currency to the level of 6.42 yuan to the dollar.
«In the context of fluctuations in oil prices around the $ 50 mark at the position of the ruble will continue to be highly volatile. Does not add confidence the Russian currency, and “neutrality” of the Bank of Russia, which in its latest press release on the key rate has not mentioned a word about the risks of currency volatility and for the time of weakening of the ruble is limited only to the suspension of purchases of foreign currency “, – says senior analyst IC” Veles Capital “Yuri Kravchenko.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Chairman of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said that the Central Bank is doing a lot to strengthen the national currency.
By 10:20 MSK the dollar on the Moscow Stock Exchange amounted to 65.06 rubles., the euro – 72.2 rubles.
The official exchange rate of the dollar to the August 12, 2015 the Central Bank set at 63.2098 rubles., the official euro exchange rate of 69.6762 rubles .
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