MOSCOW, Sept 27 (AFP) : The Russian ruble fell to a record low against the dollar on Friday, breaking through the level of 39 to the dollar for the first time ever.
The dollar exchange rate strengthened by 60 kopecks at 1130 GMT, to be worth 39.10 rubles, TASS news agency reported. The previous record was set on September 16 of 38.93 rubles.
The ruble has lost nearly a fifth of its value since the beginning of the year.
The euro rate stood at 49.69 rubles at around 1300 GMT, after earlier this month breaching the psychological limit of 50 rubles per euro for the first time in several months.
Russian ruble hits record low against dollar
FE Team | Published: September 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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