
The official euro exchange rate to the ruble installed by the Central Bank on Wednesday grew by 52.70 kopecks, to 52.6468 rubles. The dollar rose by 16.86 kopecks, to 41.0501 rubles, follows from the data of the Bank of Russia. The Russian currency is still under pressure due to a negative trend in the oil market and adverse macroeconomic conditions.
The cost of the bivalve basket increased compared to the indicator for Tuesday by 33 kopecks, amounting to 46.27 rubles.
The situation in the Russian foreign exchange market has stabilized in recent days, said Gleb Zadoy, head of the PROFIT Group analytics department. The ruble is reduced so far only against a single European currency, and against the American dollar quotes hung around 41 rubles.
The current calm in the foreign exchange market is associated with the absence of a clear negative and the expectation of the conduct of the auctions of the repo Central Bank, the first of which will be held next week, recalls Prime . The Ministry of Finance also promised to soon provide liquidity to Russian banks through the placement of funds from the FNB on foreign exchange deposits. Regulators give signals to the fact that the situation in the foreign exchange market in the short term can stabilize.