Experts estimated the earnings of Russians on the exchange rate difference at 240 billion rubles

In February-March, individuals sold foreign currency on the Russian stock exchange and in the largest banks for the amount of 600 billion rubles, and starting from mid-April, on the contrary, they began to purchase it – in just six months for 800 billion rubles, follows from the financial stability review of the Bank of Russia for the II–III quarters of 2022. From February to November, the population could earn about 240 billion rubles from the difference in exchange rates, analysts calculated for Vedomosti based on data from the regulator.

At an average rate of about 100 rubles / $ (in February – March), individuals sold foreign currency for $ 6 billion, and at an average rate of 60 rubles / $ (in April – November) they bought for $ 13 billion, the analyst of Ingosstrakh Investments Management Company estimated » Viktor Tunev. Profit from the sold currency amounted to 240 billion rubles. (the product of $ 6 billion and the difference in exchange rates is about 40 rubles), the expert calculated.