The euro exchange rate also rose more than RUB 3 in the first half hour of trading. The cost of a single European currency reached RUB 92.555 to the euro, which is RUB 3.909 or 4.4% higher than the closing level of the previous trading session. However, the euro has not yet reached its all-time low – on December 16, 2014 the cost of a single European currency rose to RUB 100.74 to the euro.
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The Central Bank of the Russian Federation set the official exchange rate for Thursday, January 21, at RUB 79.4614 to the dollar, RUB 87.0314 to the euro.
In turn, speaking at the Russian forum of entrepreneurs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said optimistically that the depreciation of the ruble would open "additional opportunities" for Russian businessmen.
