REUTERS
The collapse of the national currency continues in Russia against the background of plunging oil prices.
On February 2, Russian ruble is weakening against the dollar and euro, according to the Moscow Stock Exchange.
At the opening of trading day, the dollar strengthened by 66 kopiykas – to RUB 77.97 to the dollar.
The euro exchange rate strengthened by 81 kopiykas – to RUB 85.07 to the euro.
Read alsoOil prices slip on weak Asian data, fading prospect of output cutAs UNIAN reported earlier, world oil prices on Tuesday trades continue to fall on statistical data from China, which a day earlier took away the price of oil in the "red" zone and raised fears among investors of the demand for "black gold."
As of 07:19 GMT, April futures for Brent crude fell by 1.97%, to $33.57 a barrel. March futures WTI crude fell by 2.37%, to $30.87 a barrel.