The ruble fell against the background of reduction of the key rate

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the Ruble has accelerated the decline after the Central Bank announced the reduction of the key rate to 6% annual, follows from the data of trading on the Moscow exchange.

Before the publication of the decision of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank the dollar exchange rate was $ 63,825 in the ruble, and the Euro – 69,87 of the ruble.

13:31 Moscow time the American currency rose by 55.5 cents to 63,91 of the ruble and the Euro by 42.25 cent – up to 69,98 ruble.

Earlier, the Central Bank cut the key rate by 25 basis points to 6% per annum. This is the sixth consecutive decline, which was previously predicted by many experts.

In this case the regulator does not exclude further rate cuts at the next meetings, according to the website of the Central Bank.

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