The dollar fell below 95 rubles. Open Moscow Stock Exchange during the auction.
The European currency is also falling – heading towards 103 rubles. for the euro.
At 16:32 (Moscow time), the exchange rate of the American currency fell by 2.77 rubles to 94.32 rubles, the euro – 2.94 rubles, to 103.08 rubles, according to the calculations of “tomorrow”. The Chinese yuan fell 36 kopecks to 12.89 rubles.
On August 15, BCS World of Investments stockbroker Dmitry Babin said that the ruble weakened Against the dollar and euro after the Russian Central Bank’s decision to raise key interest rates to 12% annually on expectations that the regulator will tighten currency control measures.
He noted that the decision of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to suddenly raise the rate by 3.5 percentage points was unexpected, as the majority predicted a less significant step.
On Tuesday, on the eve of the Central Bank’s extraordinary meeting at a key rate, the ruble exchange rate opened and then strengthened for a while. In the Moscow Stock Exchange auction, for the first time since the beginning of the month, the dollar reached 92.6 rubles and the euro reached 104 rubles.
Earlier, socialbites.ca told how the sharp increase in the key ratio will be reflected About the lives of Russians.