At the end of October, the volume of gold reserves in Russia reached a record figure of 207,699 million dollars. This is demonstrated by the data published on the Central Bank website.
Last month, Russian investments in gold increased by almost 4%, updating the September record of $199.764 billion, Vedomosti writes.
Today, the price of the December gold contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is $2,700 per ounce.
Previously, the Central Bank of Russia reported that the international reserves of the Russian Federation as of November 1 decreased to $631.6 billion from $633.7 billion as of October 1.