Rubel plunges against euro, dollar at BCSE
December 20, BPN. The Belarusian currency depreciated significantly against the euro and the US dollar at the December 20 trading session of the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE).
It fell by 3 percent against the euro to 2.8119, by 2.6 percent against the US dollar to 2.6595, and by 3.8 percent against the yuan to 3.6764 per 10 yuan.
At the same time, it climbed 1.9 percent against the Russian currency to 3.859 per 100 rubles.
Last week (December 12-16), the rubel plunged by 4.81 percent against the euro, 3.33 percent against the dollar and 3.08 percent against the yuan. It climbed 0.17 percent against the Russian currency.
The Belarusian currency dropped by 4.44 percent against the greenback from January to November.
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