Dollar’s exchange rate reached 3,000 Belarusian rubles at Minsk markets

• 6.01.2009, 13:48

On January 6, sellers asked 3,000 rubles per 1 dollar at some markets of Minsk.

BelaPAN information agency reports the dollar continues to grow at the Belarusian over-the-counter market. Most of sellers use equivalent 2,750-2,800 rubles per one dollar.

At the same time, exchange offices of Minsk bought the dollar at 2,695 Belarusian rubles, and sell the dollar at 2,708 Belarusian rubles in the morning January 6.

At the end of trading at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange the dollar’s rate hasn’t changed and 1 dollar costs 2,655 Belarusian rubles.

The demand for the American dollar exceeded the supply by $24.5 mln. The size of transactions amounted to $31.701 mln (demand – 31.701 mln, supply – 7.201 mln dollars).

The Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange didn’t conduct the euro and the Russian ruble trading on January 6.