20 Sep 2011 12:21

Euro tops 43 rubles on MICEX, highest this year

MOSCOW. Sept 20 (Interfax) - The euro has risen above 43 rubles on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) to 2011 high.

The euro traded at 43.03 rubles/EUR1 at 12.04 p.m., up 43 kopecks from yesterday's closing price.

The dollar, too, hit a 2011 high of 31.58 rubles/$1 today.

The ruble is trading at 36.65-36.7 against the dual currency basket ($0.55 and EUR0.45), its highest since December 2009.