Brent crude price exceeds $62 per barrel for the first time since December

Business & Economy January 11, 2019, 12:15

The price of futures for Brent crude for settlement in March 2019 rose by 0.9% at the ICE exchange in London

MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. The price of futures for Brent crude for settlement in March 2019 rose by 0.9% at the ICE exchange in London to $62.22 per barrel as of 11:14 Moscow time, according to the trading data.

The last time the price of oil of this blend was above $62 per barrel on December 10, 2018.

In this context, the trading of the Russian currency was mixed against the the dollar and the euro. The dollar-to-ruble rate fell by 1 kopeck to 66.9 rubles, while the euro-to-ruble rate rose by 18 kopecks to 77.09 rubles.

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