The Central Bank lowered the euro for the weekend and Monday below 96

The Central Bank of Russia set the official exchange rate of the US dollar for the weekend and Monday, September 28, at the level of 84.3414, the euro - 95.8709, the yuan - 12.5355. This is reported on the website of the regulator. The official euro fell below 96 for the first time since August 13, 2026.

On Friday, September 25, the Central Bank established the following exchange rates: dollar - 84.9057, euro - 96.8859, yuan - 12.65.

Thus, the dollar fell by 56.43 kopecks, the euro by 1,015, and the yuan by 11.45 kopecks.

The official rates of the Central Bank of the dollar and the euro are used for settlements on contracts on the futures market of the Moscow Exchange, including futures contracts for the dollar / ruble (Si), euro / ruble (Eu), dollar / yuan (UCNY), euro / dollar (ED), dollar / tenge (UKZT), perpetual futures for the dollar / ruble pair (USDRUBF), euro / ruble (EURRUBF), futures for the RTS index (RTS and RTSM) and a number of other instruments.

The most profitable dollar and euro exchange rates in Moscow on September 25

We publish the most favorable exchange rates in Moscow exchange offices at 18:00 GMT, according to the services "Banks.ru" and "Cash Currency Market" from RBC.

Cheapest dollars

Kamkombank (metro station "Proletarskaya"): you can buy dollars of a new sample for ы84.34, sell - for ы84.3. Bank of Kazan (metro station "Mendeleevskaya"): you can buy dollars for 84.53, sell - for 83.

The cheapest euros

Transstroybank (Serpukhovskaya metro station): you can buy euros for 98.6, sell for 96.4. QuickBank (Paveletskaya metro station): you can buy euros for 98.79, sell for 97.61.

At the auction on Friday, September 25, the ruble strengthened against foreign currencies. By 17:05 MSK, the yuan exchange rate (CNY / RUB TOM) on the Moscow Exchange decreased by 0.7% compared to the level to the close of trading of the previous day and amounted to 12.5115.

USDRUB TOM fell 0.64% at the same time, reaching .84.635.

The USDRUB TOM instrument reflects transactions with the dollar/ruble currency pair. Payments are made the next day in rubles. The time of concluding transactions is from 09:00 to 19:00 MSK.

Trading of the currency pair USDRUB TOM was held on the Moscow Exchange until June 2024. Officially, trading in the dollar was suspended after the Moscow Exchange was included in the US sanctions list. The dollar continued to trade on the over-the-counter market, where trading operations are conducted directly between participants, without the mediation of the exchange. Deals on the USDRUB TOM instrument resumed in mid-February.

What now affects the ruble exchange rate

On the side of the ruble is a pause in the cycle of easing monetary policy of the Central Bank, against – the expected adjustment of the price of cutting off oil by the budget mechanism, said the expert of “BCS World of Investments” Mikhail Seltzer. Changes in world oil prices in the ruble exchange rate are reflected with a delay, while geopolitics constantly expands, then compresses the risk premium in the exchange rate of the Russian currency against the background of expectations and unfulfilled hopes for de-escalation, the expert said.

In addition, the growth of the ruble against the Chinese currency could contribute to the approach of the peak of the tax period in Russia (Monday, September 28), according to the PSB. According to Evgeny Loktyukhov, head of the economic and industry analysis department of PSB, the current balance of risks is still shifted towards some further strengthening of the ruble.

What will happen to the ruble exchange rate: expert opinions

Analyst “Digital broker” Alexander Dudnikov believes that in October, support for the ruble can provide high oil prices, as well as high interest rates in the economy, which emphasize the attractiveness of the ruble as a high-yielding currency. According to the expert, the foreign exchange market now looks relatively balanced and is likely to remain so next month. Other things being equal, the ruble exchange rate may fluctuate in the range of 82-88 in October, the expert told Digital Broker.

Until the end of the year, the ruble exchange rate against foreign currencies will remain approximately at current levels, believes the head of the Center for Market Strategies of Gazprombank Egor Susin. He said this in the Markets program. It's all about RBC Radio. According to him, now there are no obvious factors that would move the course in one direction or another. The only factor next year that will shift the rate is, of course, a reduction in the base cut-off price for the budget rule. But the effect of this factor is -3 on the exchange rate, all other things being equal, given the volatility of our situation, and probably this will not be any significant signal. I do not expect a strong change of course before the end of the year, Yegor Susin said.

The Ministry of Economic Development has improved estimates for the average dollar exchange rate for this year, but still lays down a weaker ruble for 2027 and the next two years - 87.4 per dollar, in 2028 - 92 per dollar, in 2029 - 96 per dollar. This follows from the draft forecast of socio-economic development of Russia for the next three years.

The September forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development indicates that in 2026 the average dollar exchange rate will be ,79.5 against the forecast ,81.5 per dollar, which was published in early May. Despite the summer weakening of the ruble and new economic factors, the agency did not worsen its forecasts for the ruble exchange rate for 2027.