The Russian ruble hit new historic low, the Russian ruble traded over 82 to the US dollar and around 90 to the euro, according to the Moscow Exchange.








MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� The Russian ruble traded over�82 to�the US dollar and around�90 to�the euro in�Moscow as�of 08.34 pm on�Wednesday, down�by around�five percent, for�the first time since�December 2014, according to�data provided by�the Moscow Exchange.


The fall, which has already been dubbed as�the "Black Wednesday" plunge, reflects the continuing slide in�global oil prices that seriously hurt the oil-dependent Russian economy.

On Wednesday, Brent oil futures with�supply in�March 2016 fell 2.99 percent to $27.9 per barrel on�the London's ICE on�expectations that Iran's return on�oil markets after�the lifting of�Western sanctions on�Tehran will worsen the current oil glut even further.
By Sputnik