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Dollar tops 86 rubles on forex as central bank currency buying rises
Версия 2: Later trading on October 5 pushed the over-the-counter dollar to 85.37 rubles, and on October 6 the rate on the forex market passed 86 rubles, a move RBC linked to a 6.3-fold increase in the central bank’s daily foreign currency purchases.
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The dollar rose above 85 rubles in Moscow trading on October 5, TASS and Kommersant reported, with Kommersant putting the Forex rate at 85.0001 rubles at 13:17 Moscow time, up 1.44%. Kommersant later said the over-the-counter rate reached 85.37 rubles, a maximum since September 10. On October 6 RBC reported the dollar on the forex market exceeded 86 rubles, a level last reached in early September, linking the move to news that the Bank of Russia’s daily foreign currency purchases had grown 6.3 times.
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The dollar rose above 85 rubles in Moscow trading on October 5, according to TASS and Kommersant. TASS said the rate on the interbank market passed 85 rubles for the first time since September 25. Kommersant said the dollar on Forex was up 1.44% at 85.0001 rubles at 13:17 Moscow time, the first time it had exceeded 85 rubles since September 24, 2026. [ 1 , 2 ]
Kommersant put the euro at 95.56 rubles, up 1.35%, and the yuan at 12.67 rubles, up 1%, at the same moment. Later on October 5, the outlet reported that the over-the-counter dollar rate rose almost 2% and held above 85 rubles, reaching 85.37 rubles, which it described as a maximum since September 10 and an increase of 1.57 rubles, citing the agency MFD-Informcenter. [ 2 , 3 ]
The two outlets disagreed on when the dollar last traded above 85 rubles: TASS cited September 25, while Kommersant cited September 24. Kommersant also dated the previous peak of the over-the-counter rate to September 10. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Kommersant listed the factors it said the market weighed. It reported that the summary of the central bank’s September meeting contained no explicit signs of a key rate increase in October, which kept a rate cut possible before the end of 2026 and reduced the appeal of ruble-denominated assets. It added that the external geopolitical backdrop and world oil prices also affect the ruble, and that on September 23 those were called determining factors. [ 2 ]
On October 6, RBC reported that the dollar on the forex market exceeded 86 rubles, a level it said was last reached in early September. RBC said the dollar was strengthening on news that the Bank of Russia’s daily purchases of foreign currency had increased 6.3 times. [ 4 ]
Почему это важно
The ruble’s rate against the dollar, euro and yuan feeds directly into import costs and inflation in Russia, and Kommersant ties the currency’s moves to expectations for the central bank’s key rate path through the end of 2026. RBC links the next leg up to a reported increase in the central bank’s own foreign currency purchases. The documents contain no official statement on the rate, so the policy significance remains inferred from market coverage.
Ключевые факты
- The dollar exceeded 85 rubles on October 5, according to TASS (interbank market) and Kommersant (Forex trading). [ 1 , 2 ]
- Kommersant reported the dollar was up 1.44% at 85.0001 rubles at 13:17 Moscow time. [ 2 ]
- At the same moment, Kommersant reported the euro up 1.35% at 95.56 rubles and the yuan at 12.67 rubles, up 1%. [ 2 ]
- Later on October 5, Kommersant reported the over-the-counter dollar rate rose almost 2%, reaching 85.37 rubles — a maximum since September 10 — an increase of 1.57 rubles, citing MFD-Informcenter. [ 3 ]
- TASS said the dollar last traded above 85 rubles on September 25; Kommersant said the last time was September 24, 2026. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Kommersant listed market factors including the absence of explicit signs of an October key rate increase in the central bank’s September meeting summary, which kept a rate cut possible before the end of 2026. [ 2 ]
- RBC reported that on October 6 the dollar on the forex market exceeded 86 rubles, a level last reached in early September, and that the dollar was rising on news the Bank of Russia’s daily foreign currency purchases had grown 6.3 times. [ 4 ]
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Пока неясно
- Whether the dollar last exceeded 85 rubles on September 24 or September 25. TASS and Kommersant give different dates for the previous crossing of the 85-ruble level.
- Whether the previous high before October 5 was on September 10 or earlier in September. Kommersant describes the 85.37-ruble peak as a maximum since September 10, while RBC says 86 rubles was last reached in early September.
- The causes behind the ruble’s move. Kommersant attributes it to rate expectations, the geopolitical backdrop and oil prices, while RBC attributes the October 6 move to a rise in the central bank’s foreign currency purchases; neither factor is corroborated by a second outlet and no official statement is cited.
- Where the ruble ended the session and whether the move held. The documents report only intraday levels at the times they published.
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- TASS reports the dollar on the interbank market has exceeded 85 rubles for the first time since September 25. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reports the dollar on Forex up 1.44% at 85.0001 rubles, with the euro at 95.56 rubles (+1.35%) and the yuan at 12.67 rubles (+1%). [ 2 ]
- Kommersant publishes its report, noting the last time the dollar exceeded 85 rubles was September 24, 2026. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant reports the over-the-counter dollar rate rose almost 2% and held above 85 rubles, reaching 85.37 rubles, a maximum since September 10. [ 3 ]
- The next day, RBC reports the dollar on the forex market has exceeded 86 rubles for the first time in a month. [ 4 ]