US dollar drops by 0. 45 p.p. against Armenian dram

YEREVAN, August 18. / ARKA /. The US Dollar has dropped today by 0.45 percentage points over Armenia’s national currency from August 17 to 477.62 drams, the Central Bank said.

It said also the value of Euro has dropped 530.42 drams to 528.73 drams, while the value of Russian ruble has fallen from 7.30 drams to 7.28 drams.

No transactions with USD were effected today at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. According to the exchange, the bid price for USD was 476 drams, while the offering price was 478.05 drams.

The latest transaction there was made on August 14 when USD traded at 478 drams.-0-

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