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Euro falls below 59 roubles per euro

Published April 8, 2015 Updated April 8, 2015 07:57am

MOSCOW: The euro fell below 59 roubles per euro on Wednesday for the first time since November 2014 thanks to general strength of the Russian currency.

As of 0723 GMT, the rouble was about 1.3 percent stronger against the dollar at 54.31 and had gained 0.87 percent to 59.02 versus the euro.

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