MOSCOW
Russia's ruble continued to fall on Tuesday, dropping to 66.20 to the dollar and 77.92 to the euro in the evening.
At the end of December, it looked like the ruble might stabilize at about 55 to the dollar, but in early January the price of oil continued its rapid fall, taking the ruble down with it.
Russia's central bank reported on Tuesday that, as of Jan.12, the bank has sold $1.32 billion on the domestic currency market at the request of the Russian Finance Miniistry. Earlier on Tuesday, the bank released figures showing that in 2014, it had sold $76.1 billion on the foreign exchange market in the interest of stabilizing the currency.
