The dollar and the euro resumed growth, adding more than the ruble each

The official euro to the ruble, established by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for Monday and the weekend, increased by 1.6 rubles - to 54.52 rubles, the dollar rose by 85.46 kopecks, to 50.53 rubles.

The dollar and euro strengthened the growth, the dollar exceeded 51 rubles, the euro rose above 55 rubles on the Moscow Exchange on Friday amid a decrease in oil prices, Interfax reports.

The dollar rate at the beginning of today's trading on the Moscow Exchange increased by 1.41 rubles to 51.21 rubles, the euro went up by 1.72 rubles and reached 55.27 rubles. Both currencies rose to the maximum marks from April 14.

Experts associate the growth of currencies with a slight descending correction of oil. June Brent oil futures are kept on the ICE Futures Exchange in the region of $ 63.5 per barrel.

In addition, the weakening of the ruble provoked statements by Russian officials. The night before, the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, suggested that the ruble exchange rate, which has been noticeably strengthened in recent weeks, came to more or less equilibrium values.

Until that on Thursday, during the annual “straight line”, President Vladimir Putin said that he did not intend to change the economic course developed by the government and the Central Bank, referring to the fact that you need to “feel” people's problems so as not to lose their trust.

The President considered that the strengthening of the ruble observed by recent months contributes not only to oil - experts see that Russia has passed the peak of problems with the payment of external loans by our banking and other enterprises from the real sector.

The dollar returned to the mark above 50 rubles during Putin's performance. In the morning, the dollar fell to 49.42 rubles, but with the beginning of the president’s press conference, he bounced above 50 rubles - up to 50.2 rubles. The Russian stock market also began to decline without finding special reasons for optimism in the topics of Putin's direct line.