The euro exceeded 67 rubles, the dollar rose to almost 54

In the middle of the day on December 1, at the auction on the Moscow Exchange, the ruble continued its fall, Interfax reports . After 14:30 Moscow time, the euro and the dollar set up new records: the European Union currency exceeded 67 rubles, the American currency rose to almost 54.

Thus, since the closing of the trading on Friday, the dollar has risen in price by 2.99 rubles, the euro - by 3.7. Since the closing of trading last Monday, November 24, the dollar grew by 8.4 rubles, that is, 18.7 percent, the euro by 10.64 rubles, or about 19 percent.

On the morning of December 1, Brent oil futures for the first time since 2009 fell below $ 68 per barrel. In the afternoon, their cost increased above $ 69, but the fall of the ruble continued.

The first record on Monday - 64 rubles - euro set at the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange. Over the next two hours, it grew to 65 rubles . The dollar in the first half an hour of trading exceeded 52 rubles, which was also a record. At the same time, Brent futures first traded $ 68.44 per barrel.

As Vedomosti wrote with reference to Bloomberg, only in November the ruble in relation to the dollar fell into 19 percent, from the beginning of the year - by 34 percent. It was noted that these are the worst indicators among 24 currencies of developing countries.