Rouble slightly weaker against dollar in holiday trade

At 0742 GMT, the rouble was 0.5 percent weaker against the dollar at 63.29.

It was flat against the euro, trade at 76.07.

Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was up 0.51 percent at $73.51 a barrel.

The dollar-denominated RTS index was down 0.29 percent to 1150.8 points. The rouble-based MOEX Russian index was 0.42 percent higher at 121.3 points.