The dollar on March 2 on Tuesday fell by 50 kopecks, or 0.7%, to 73.7 rubles, the euro – by 74 kopecks, or 0.8%, to 88.6 rubles, dropping below 89, according to the Moscow exchange by 16:30 Moscow time.
The ruble has strengthened due to a reduction in the scale of restrictions – no sanctions are imposed on the largest companies in industries and markets, as was the case in 2014 and in subsequent years.
Personal sanctions by the US and the EU against Russian officials because of Alexei Navalny became known in the morning, and at 16:00 Moscow time The EU was the first to make an official announcement… According to diplomatic sources in Brussels, Prosecutor General of Russia Igor Krasnov, head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Federal Service for the Execution of Punishments Alexander Kalashnikov and Commander of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov fell under the restrictive measures. The ruble responded with a rise in price by a fraction of a percent. An hour later, sanctions were announced by the United States, but the ruble retained its conquered positions.
At the same time, oil prices have been falling for the second week. The most popular grade Brent, comparable in value to the Russian Urals, fell 1.5% from last year’s January high of $ 67.15 by 1.5% and today lost another 0.2%, dropping to $ 65.96 – this is the maximum of last February.
The ruble today remains the leader among the currencies of developing countries. At the end of February, the ruble lost less than others during the flight of investors from emerging markets (EM).
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