The dollar updated the historical maximum and reached 40.06 rubles

Moscow, October 8. /TASS/. The dollar updated the historical maximum and reached 40.06 rubles at the auction of the Moscow Exchange.

The previous maximum was updated on Monday October 6, then the dollar to the ruble on the Moscow Exchange as of 10.10 Moscow time reached 40.01 rubles, for the first time in history exceeding 40 rubles. The euro course increased to the ruble by 19 kopecks, to 50.12 rubles. At the same time, the cost of a bivalve basket consisting of € 0.45 and $ 0.55 increased by 12 kopecks. and reached the level of 44.56 rubles.

In the morning, on Wednesday, at the opening of the dollar, it exceeded the mark of 40 rubles, but then it strengthened a little. During the day, the Russian currency retained stability thanks to the intervention of the Central Bank. But analysts evaluate the further prospects of the ruble without optimism.

Analysts expect that support for the regulator can provoke a maximum short -term correction.

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