Rouble hits more than 1-week high vs dollar ahead of Putin press conference
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (Reuters) – The rouble firmed to its highest in more than a week against the dollar on Thursday, ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference amid lingering concerns about a standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine’s NATO aspirations.
At 0731 GMT, the rouble was up 0.6% against the dollar at 73.33 , its strongest since Dec. 13.
It gained 0.5% to trade at 83.10 versus the euro .
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