The second day of the rally in the oil market, where daily prices jumped by almost 10%, went almost unnoticed by the ruble. Although Brent quotes from below 38 dollars jumped to levels above 40, the Russian currency began trading Tuesday with a fall, which turned into only a symbolic growth in the afternoon. As of January 15, Moscow time, the dollar is getting cheaper by 9 kopecks, to 69.45 rubles, and the euro - by 11 kopecks, to 78.61 rubles.
Brent futures for August add 2.34% and are trading at 40.66 dollars per barrel, storming weekly highs; WTI contracts go up 2.2% to $ 37.94 a barrel, updating record levels since June 11th.