MOSCOW: The Russian rouble strengthened slightly against the US dollar on Friday. By 0722 GMT, the rouble was 0.23% higher at 92.28 to the dollar after trading in a range of 92.135 to 92.690.
Against the euro, the rouble rose 0.52% to 99.47 and gained 0.59% to 12.64 against the yuan.
Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia’s main export, rose 1.9% to $87.07 a barrel. Russian stock indexes were mixed. The dollar-denominated RTS index rose 0.14% to 1,129.80. The rouble-based MOEX Russian index lost 0.12% to 3,308.96.
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