Brent oil price fell below $ 33 per barrel

At tenders on Wednesday morning, the cost of a barrel of oil Brent fell below $ 33. This is evidenced by Forex market data. As of 10:44 Moscow time, it amounted to 32.21 dollars.

The fall in the price was swift. Even at night, Brent barrel traded more than $ 34, but shortly before 5 in the morning, its price fell below this mark. In the following hours, the collapse continued, and before 9:30 the 33-dollar mark was pierced. About 10 hours the cost of a barrel of Brent twice very shortly again rose just above this value, but both times fell. Half an hour later, the price of Brent quickly crawled below - to 32 dollars.

According to RBC, Brent is so cheap for the first time since April 2004.

New records set the currency courses. The dollar several times in the morning approached the value of 75 rubles, which overcame it for a short time the day before; Once the American currency again exceeded this value for a few minutes. Finally, shortly before 9 in the morning, the dollar went up sharply, confidently taking the 75-ruble mark, and about another half an hour later-and 76-ruble. Then, however, the course fell again - as of 10:44 it amounted to 75.73 rubles.

The euro cost more than 81 rubles at night. Only at about 6 in the morning did he fall below this value for a short while, but almost immediately rose again and the next hours again balanced at the mark of 81.2 rubles. About 9 hours, the European currency also went up sharply and in a few minutes struck the mark of 82.2 rubles. In the future, however, the euro again fell asleep - up to 81.71 rubles at 10:44.