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Russian rouble falls sharply on opening on Monday

Published January 26, 2015 Updated January 26, 2015 07:34am

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By Parvez Jabri

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MOSCOW: The Russian rouble fell sharply on opening on Monday, following a weekend of violence in eastern Ukraine and threats of further Western sanctions against Russia.

At 0710 GMT the rouble was down 2.2 percent against the dollar at 65.65 and 2.1 percent weaker against the euro at 73.74.

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