The euro on the stock exchange rose to 90 rubles

The euro on the Moscow Exchange exceeded 90 rubles. It happened around 20:30 Moscow time.

The official euro exchange rate on January 21 is 87 rubles. The dollar costs 79.5 rubles. At the auction, the American currency was estimated at a maximum of 82.4 rubles.

• on January 20 The head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina, announced that she considers the current ruble exchange rate close to fundamentally justified.
• Brent oil, on the price of which the ruble exchange rate depends, costs about $27 per barrel.
• Representatives of the largest Russian banks asked the Central Bank "to consider the possibility of taking additional, emergency measures aimed at reducing the impact of a sharp depreciation of the ruble on the stability of the banking system." The Central Bank said they do not see such a risk.