During the trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Friday, October 22, the dollar rate for the first time since July 2020 collapsed below 70.5 rubles, the data of the site is evidenced.
As of 13:29, the US currency is trading at 70.48 rubles. The euro rate dropped to 82.05 rubles.
After the announcement of the Central Bank about a sharp increase in key bet from 6.75 percent to 7.5 percent of the dollar fell below 70 rubles, to 69.98 rubles. The euro fell to 81.42 rubles.
/Media reports.