Market value of USD grows by 0.49 percentage points to 413.59 drams, Central Bank

YEREVAN, April 30. / ARKA /. The market value of the USD against Armenia’s national currency has grown by 0.49 percentage points today from April 29 to 413.59 drams, the Central bank reported.

It said also the market value of the euro has dropped from 572.60 drams to 571.71 drams and the market value of the Russian ruble has not changed staying at 11.57 drams.

At NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange the greenback grew by 0.14 percentage points to 414.50 drams.

A total of 17 transactions with USD worth $2.2 million (the equivalent of 911 million drams) were effected today at the exchange. No transactions with euros were made, it added. -0-

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