UPDATE: Russian real effective ruble rate rises 3.7% in Jan

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MOSCOW, Feb 8 (PRIME) -- The Russian ruble’s real effective rate grew 3.7% in January, the central bank said on Wednesday citing a preliminary assessment.

The ruble rose 4.3% against the U.S. dollar in real terms on the month in January and 3.2% against the euro.

The Russian ruble’s nominal effective rate rose 3.7% on the month in January. The ruble stood at 60.16 rubles against the dollar in nominal terms and at 64.43 rubles against the euro.

The central bank has also revised the December 2016 and full 2016 real effective rate to a 5.9% and 20.4% rise, respectively.

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