On Monday, the ruble hovered around 80 against the dollar. Exporters paid their monthly taxes, which marks the loss of a supporting factor that could open the door to

The ruble was 0.1% stronger against the dollar at 80.00 at 07:15 GMT and had lost 0.3% to trade at 85.94 against the euro. The ruble strengthened by 0.1% against the yuan to 11.29. Local demand for foreign currencies is also hurting the ruble.