The total trading volume of the spot foreign exchange market in July 2026 amounted to 14.7 trillion rubles. This is 12.5% less than in June – 16.8 trillion rubles. The average daily trading volume decreased to 702 billion rubles from 799 billion rubles in June. This is evidenced by the materials of the Bank of Russia.
Net sales of foreign currency by Russian non-financial companies decreased by 19.9% to $22.2 billion in July, compared with an average of $19.4 billion in 2025.
The aggregate demand of non-financial companies for foreign currency in July was below the average value for the previous year of 1.1 trillion rubles, decreasing by 12.3% to 1 trillion rubles. compared to June.
The volume of currency purchased by individuals in July decreased to 97.1 billion rubles from 120 billion rubles in the same period of 2025. Since the beginning of this year, individuals have bought 523 billion rubles worth of foreign currency, compared to 584 billion rubles for the same period in 2025.
