The Russian currency, the ruble, jumped against the European and American currencies, in trading today, Friday, after the decision of the Russian Central Bank to keep the main interest rate at its current level.
And by 16:02 Moscow time, the euro exchange rate fell below the level of 88 rubles, for the first time since April 6, to 87.19 rubles, a decrease of 2.53 rubles (rule = 100 kopecks) from the previous closing price.
While the dollar exchange rate fell below the level of 80 rubles, also for the first time since the same date (April 6, 2023) to 79.21 rubles, a decrease of 2.12 rubles from the previous settlement price.
Earlier today, the Russian Central Bank decided to keep the main interest rate at its current level at 7.5%, for the fifth time in a row.
This article was originally published by RT.
