The price of the February futures contract for Brent crude during trading on December 28 increased by more than 0.8% – to $ 79.22 per barrel, according to trading data from the London ICE exchange. February futures for WTI rose in price by 0.8% to $ 76.14 per barrel.
On December 27, the cost of the February Brent oil futures exceeded $ 78 per barrel. The last time it was at this level was on November 26.
The ruble is falling against the dollar, according to trading data at the Moscow Exchange. At 19:59 Moscow time, the dollar rate against the Russian currency rose by 0.32% to 73.75 rubles, the euro rate is growing against the ruble by 0.26% to 83.43 rubles.
The Russian stock market demonstrates growth during trading on December 28. The ruble index grows by 0.99% to 3777.56 p., The RTS dollar index grows by 0.55% to 1611.75 p.
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