Central Bank of Russia, CBR, set the official exchange rate at 25.6494 ruble/dollar from August 31, 2007.
Photo: Ivan Makeev
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Dollar Lost 11 Kopecks to Ruble
Central Bank of Russia, CBR, set the official exchange rate at 25.6494 ruble/dollar from August 31, reflecting the dollar depreciation of 11.36 kopecks vs. the previous value. At the same time, euro stepped up 0.72 kopecks to cost 35.0114 rubles. The global price for a euro was $1.3667 early this morning.
The exchange benchmarks of the U.S. closed sideways yesterday. Dow Jones fell 0.38 percent to 13,238.73, Nasdaq grew 0.08 percent to 2,565.30, S&P 500 lost 0.42 percent to 1,463.76. Forty percent of stocks went up on NYSE.
Russia’s stock indices closed with minor gains August 30. RTS grew 0.48 percent to 1,880.43, and MICEX stepped up 0.02 percent to 1,641.06. The turnover was a bit above moderate – the RTS deals amounted to no more than $48.3 million.
Of Russia’s blue chips, MTS led the growing trend, having gained 3.26 percent by results of the trading; Gazprom went up 1.09 percent, Norilsk Nickel advanced 0.98 percent, RAO UES of Russia and Sberbank gained 0.55 percent each.
Europe’s benchmarks manifested some gains as well. Britain’s FTSE 100 stepped up 1.28 percent to 6,212, German DAX grew 1.09 percent to 7,519.94, French CAC 40 soared 1.31 percent to 5,592.53.
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