According to him, it is difficult to predict anything now, since the ruble is “under pressure from geopolitical factors due to the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass.”
“This is the main guiding parameter,” the expert noted.
Maslennikov added that the exchange rate will depend on how the situation develops in the near future.
“Some information should come in, if it is perceived positively by the markets, as a stabilization, then, naturally, the ruble will strengthen and return to the outer border of the corridor of 76-78 rubles,” concluded the interlocutor of RT.
Earlier it was reported that the dollar during trading on Monday, February 21, rose above 78 rubles.
As of 14:40 Moscow time, the dollar rose by 85 kopecks.
- up to 78.15 rubles.
The euro exchange rate increased by 1 rub.
16 kop.
- up to 88.71 rubles.