The price of Brent crude oil fell to the lowest since March 2009 – RBC

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The cost of oil North Sea Brent crude continued to fall on Friday night. At the auction on the London ICE Futures Exchange at 21:12 MSK price of October Brent futures fell more than 3%, to $ 45.13 a barrel. This is the lowest since March 2009, according to data exchange.

The last time in 2015 to value the cost of such Brent approaching January 13. During this day of trading in the cost of a barrel of Brent crude oil fell to a minimum to $ 45,19.

price of WTI crude oil at about 20:00 MSK fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange to $ 39.97 for barrel. The cost of WTI broke through the level of $ 40 per barrel for the first time since February 24, 2009, according to data exchange.

Against the background of falling oil prices continued to fall, the Russian currency. The exchange rate of the dollar on Friday night at the maximum reached 69.12 rubles., That 1 ruble. 17 kopecks. above the previous closing. The cost of the euro on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Friday evening rose to 78.49 rubles. This is 2 rubles. 11 kopecks. above the previous close of business – the night before the single European currency traded at 76.38 rubles.

The official euro exchange rate set by the Central Bank from August 22, was the highest since February 6, 2015, amounting to 76.67 rub. The official dollar rate set by the regulator from August 22, has grown by 1.16 rubles. and amounted to 68.12 rubles. It is also a record figure since 6 February.