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Rouble hovers near five-year highs vs euro

Rouble hovers near five-year highs vs euro
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Moscow: The Russian rouble firmed past 64 per dollar on Monday and climbed towards its highest in nearly five years against the euro, supported by continuing restrictions on currency trading.

The rouble is the world's best-performing currency this year, although this is due to artificial support from capital controls that Russia imposed to shield its financial sector in late February after sending tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.

It was not clear whether President Vladimir Putin's demand for gas payments in rouble was also supporting the currency, Reuters reported.

At 1131 GMT, the rouble was 2 per cent stronger against the dollar at 63.21 , hovering near its strongest mark since early February 2020 of 62.6250, which it hit on Friday. "The current capital control measures brought the rouble back to pre-pandemic levels," Rosbank analysts said in a note.

"In the near future, a new committee on FX market regulation may adjust these restrictions, but until then, the USD/RUB consolidation may stick to the lower bound of the 63.0-70.0 range." Against the euro, the rouble rose 2.3 per cent to 65.60 , staying near its strongest level since June 2017 of 64.9425, which it touched on the Moscow Exchange on Friday.

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