Russian rouble weakens slightly against the US dollar

The Russian rouble weakened slightly against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday. By 0715 GMT, the rouble was 0.24% lower at 92.36 to the dollar after trading in a range of 92.163 to 92.470.

Against the euro, the rouble fell 0.04% to 99.14 and dropped 0.08% to 12.70 against the yuan . Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, rose 1.1% to $88.36 a barrel.

Russian stock indexes were mixed. The dollar-denominated RTS index fell 0.02% to 1,147.59. The rouble-based MOEX Russian index gained 0.03% to 3,364.46.