MOSCOW, August 18. /TASS/. The price of futures contract for Brent crude oil with October delivery in the course of trading on London’s ICE rose by 0.25% to $50.02 per barrel, first time since July 5, 2016.

Following oil prices, the dollar exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange declined by 0.58% to $63.45 rubles, the euro - by 0.28% to 71.85 rubles.