
The weighted medium of the US dollar to the Russian ruble with the term of “Tomorrow” accounts at the auction of a single trading session of the MICEX as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which there is a process of exchange rate of the dollar the next day, decreased by 3.06 kopecks and amounted to 29.609 rubles, the Finmarket reports.
The weighted average euro course with the term of “Today” calculations at 11:30 in relation to the weighted average course at 11:30 of the previous session decreased by 15.76 kopecks and amounted to 43.5931 rubles.
The dollar decreases for the fourth day in a row, updating the minimum of the beginning of the year. The ruble continued to strengthen. The cost of the bivalve basket decreased by 9 kopecks and amounted to 35.90 rubles compared to 39.99 rubles on Thursday.
In the international Forex market, the dollar is growing after the statement of the head of the Fed, Ben Bernanke that the American Central Bank will be ready to increase interest rates as soon as the forecast of US economy will "improve significantly."
The euro, as of 11:37 Moscow time, fell to $ 1.4739 from $ 1.4794 at the end of the previous session in New York.