The euro exchange rate in the course of trading on the Moscow Exchange on Wednesday morning updated the historical maximum and hit a new upper limit set by the exchange – 127.425 rubles; the dollar was trading near the mark of 117.355 rubles.

The US dollar exchange rate amounted to 117.355 rubles at 12:05 Moscow time, which is 12.36 rubles above the closing level of the previous trading (historical maximum – 118.35 rubles). The euro cost 127.425 rubles, up 8.43 rubles. The cost of the dual-currency basket increased by 10.59 rubles – up to 121.89 rubles.

The dollar was 11.54 rubles above the current official rate, while the euro – 11.8 rubles above the official rate.