Ruble Moves at Opening as Dollar Slips on Moscow Exchange

At the start of trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange, the dollar to ruble rate slipped by 10.75 kopecks, landing around 92.19 rubles per dollar. Market data from the exchange confirms this movement as the session opened, reflecting a momentary shift in sentiment and supply dynamics that traders were watching closely from the first tick. The ruble’s performance in this opening phase showed how external pressures and internal market mechanics can briefly tilt the balance between demand for hard currency and the central bank or fiscal responses that influence pricing in real time. Market participants often interpret such moves as indicators of liquidity flows and risk appetite at the opening bell, with traders calibrating positions as new information surfaces throughout the day. Source: Moscow Exchange data.