The ruble exchange rate at the beginning of the main trading session on Friday, September 17, demonstrates insubstantial dynamics.

As of 10:20 am, the dollar is trading at 72.57 rubles (plus 0.02 percent), and the euro is 85.49 rubles (plus 0.11 percent). The first transactions in the dollar on the Moscow Exchange were in the range from 72.47 to 72.61 rubles, the euro – from 85.30 to 85.49 rubles.

The Moscow Exchange index fell by 0.4 percent, to 4029.22 points, and the RTS index – by 0.32 percent, to 1750.29 points.