Foreign exchange prices for gasoline decreased by two percent and for diesel fuel by eight percent

MOSCOW, October 3 – RIA Novosti. The cost of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline and summer diesel fuel on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX) fell noticeably on Tuesday, the price of both brands of gasoline fell by about 2%, diesel fuel – by 8%. , trading data is shown.

According to the regional index of the European part of Russia, the cost of summer diesel fuel decreased by 7.86% on the trading day to 53,879 rubles per ton.

The price of gasoline grade AI-92 fell 2.05% on Tuesday to 55,486 rubles per ton. The price of AI-95 gasoline decreased by 1.55% to 57,637 rubles per ton.

At the same time, the price of winter diesel fuel updated its record for the second day in a row; It rose 0.67% to 72,981 rubles per ton on Tuesday. The price of off-season diesel fuel decreased by 0.42% to 64,006 rubles per ton.

At the end of Tuesday’s trading, the cost of jet fuel rose 0.38% to 77,721 rubles per tonne. The price of liquefied hydrocarbon gases (LPG) decreased by 3.05% to 25,650 rubles per ton, and the price of fuel oil decreased by 3.71% to 36,618 rubles per ton.

The Russian government banned the export of gasoline and diesel fuel as of September 21. The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation expects that the introduced restrictions will make it possible to stop the export of “gray” motor fuel and saturate the domestic market. They also plan that the measure could lead to an additional drop in prices. The ministry’s press service told RIA Novosti at the end of September that expectations for a quick lifting of the ban were in vain.