(Finance) – The Moscow stock exchange will also be closed today, March 2nd. This was announced there Russian central bank in a press release specifying that only transactions in rubles on some derivatives will be allowed. The opening hours for tomorrow, March 3, 2022 (including a potential new closure) will be announced on the Bank of Russia website.
Earlier this week, the governor Elvira Nabiullina He spoke of “radically changed” conditions for the Russian economy and admitted that the new Western sanctions “have resulted in a significant increase in the ruble exchange rate and limited opportunities for Russia to use its gold and foreign exchange reserves. “.
in the meantime the ruble remains weak against the dollar. The Russian currency is traded at 107 against the dollar against the 75 treaties before the war in Ukraine.
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