Ruble down against dollar, euro

The ruble weakened against the dollar and the euro compared with previous closing as foreign currency trading started on Moscow Exchange on Friday.

As of 10:16 am Moscow time the dollar exchange rate was up by 0.12% at 60.38 rubles, while the euro exchange rate was up by 0.46% at 60.17 rubles.

As trading opened, the dollar exchange rate added 0.07% to 60.35 rubles, while the euro exchange gained 0.11% to 59.96 rubles.

As of 10:16 am the MOEX Index was down by 0.05% at 2,444.6 points, while the RTS was down by 0.38% at 1,274.61 points. As trading opened the MOEX Index slipped by 0.08% to 2,443.76 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index lost 0.23% to 1,276.47 points.