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The dollar and the euro increased the pace of growth on the Moscow Exchange on the evening of March 9. Both currencies in the course of trading updated, according to the Moscow Exchange, their historical highs.
At 19:00 the exchange rate of the American currency was 120 rubles. – 15 rubles higher than the closing level of the previous auction. The euro cost 127 rubles, having risen in price by 8.01 rubles. According to Interfax-CEA experts, the ruble has accelerated its decline against the dollar and the euro, winning back new anti-Russian sanctions from the EU and the United States.
Trading on Wednesday, by decision of the Central Bank, ended at 19.00 Moscow time against the traditional 23.50 Moscow time.
The volume of transactions fell and amounted to about $575.5 million in trading with “tomorrow” settlements in this currency against about $2 billion last week.
Earlier, the Bank of Russia changed the procedure for cash transactions for the next six months, from March 9 to September 9, 2022. Now the Russians will not be able to buy cash currency, and they were allowed to withdraw only dollars in a limited amount from foreign currency deposits.
Source: Rosbalt
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