
The collapse of the US dollar in relation to the ruble at exchange trading on Thursday continued - the rate rolled back by 10 kopecks, falling into the area of 28.3 rubles per dollar. The last time they gave so much per dollar in January 2001. In parallel, the euro growth against the dollar in the world currency market continued. On Thursday, the next line of $ 1.32 per euro was overcome.
The fall of the dollar at the MICEX was facilitated by the lack of support from the Bank of Russia at the beginning of the auction, which later appeared at the mark of 28.3 rubles per dollar. According to Interfax, the price of transactions with “tomorrow” calculations at the MICEX by the middle of the day fell to 28.31 rubles per dollar, and by noon the volume of transactions exceeded $ 600 million. Transactions on today on the exchange on Thursday are not concluded in connection with the weekend in the United States - thanks in the afternoon.
Since the start of the active decrease in the dollar (from the first decade of October), the American currency "lost" by more than 90 kopecks, falling from the level of 29.22 rubles.
The cost of the European currency at a single session of the MMEVB increased by 8.72 kopecks - to a new maximum of 37.3543 rubles per euro.
"Kommersant" does not exclude that by the end of the year the dollar in Russia may cheaper up to 27.5 rubles per dollar.
"It is obvious that now the Russian currency market will become more volatile, and the ruble exchange rate to the dollar will be stronger from the dollar to the euro. And in general, you can wait for a continuation of the dollar on the Russian market. After all, in the international market, analysts predict the continuation of the weakening of the dollar to the euro. Moreover, the euro has invariably growing at the end of the year for the past few years. So, in 2002, five weeks before the end, it has grown into 6 years before the end of the year. Certs, in 2003, for 8 cents.