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Russian rouble hovers at lowest since October vs dollar
Apr 17, 2024 12:42 AM

MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble was

mostly unchanged against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, trading

at a near six-month low.

By 0715 GMT, the rouble was 0.02% lower at

94.44 to the dollar after trading in a range of 94.220 to

94.518, its weakest point since Oct. 23, 2023.

Against the euro, the rouble fell 0.07% to

100.32 and dropped 0.29% to 13.02 against the yuan

, its weakest point since early December 2023.

Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's

main export, fell 0.3% to $89.78 a barrel.

Russian stock indexes rose slightly. The dollar-denominated

RTS index rose 0.17% to 1,157.48. The rouble-based MOEX

Russian index gained 0.24% to 3,471.09.

($1 = 94.4400 roubles)

(Reporting by Reuters

Editing by Ros Russell)

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