Rubel down against US dollar, yuan at BCSE on February 19

February 19, Pozirk. The rubel has depreciated to 2.8517 against the US dollar at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE).

The Belarusian currency also dropped to 4.1279 per 10 yuan but climbed to 3.3609 per euro and 3.73 per 100 Russian rubles.

Last week (February 9-13), the rubel rose 0.24 percent against the US dollar, 0.03 percent against the euro and 0.32 percent against the Russian ruble but lost 0.09 percent of its value against the yuan.

The Belarusian currency gained 1.83 percent against the dollar in January.

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