Ruble stars 2017 with increase

There was a decline in the dollar and the euro exchange rates today on the Moscow stock exchange.

Today the dollar exchange rate dropped by 0.23 rubles to 61.04 rubles, and the euro dropped by 0,57 rubles to 63.96 rubles, as of 10:00 am (MSK).   The MICEX index is also growing today. As of 10:08 am (MSK) it rose by 0.5% to 2243 points, the RTS index rose by 0.5% to 1158 points, Gazeta.ru reports.