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The Central Bank lowered the dollar below 84 rubles for the first time since the end of August

The Central Bank set on October 1, the official dollar rate at the level of 83.56 rubles, follows from the data on the regulator’s website. This is 87 kopecks lower than established on September 30 (84.43 rubles).

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The Central Bank set on October 1, the official dollar rate at the level of 83.56 rubles, follows from the data on the regulator’s website. This is 87 kopecks lower than established on September 30 (84.43 rubles). The last time the rate was below 84 rubles. August 25th.

The regulator also reduced by 1.18 rubles (to 94.88 rubles) the official euro exchange rate compared to September 30. The official rate of the yuan decreased slightly - from 12.58 rubles to 12.47 rubles.

Current dollar and euro rates, as well as quotes of the main indices and shares on the Moscow Exchange are available on a special page.

In August, the average monthly exchange rate of the ruble fell by 6.8% against the US dollar, against the euro by 8.4%, against the yuan by 7.8%. The weakening of the Central Bank was explained by a decrease in foreign currency sales against the background of lower prices for Russian oil in June and July.

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