MOSCOW, May 3. /TASS/. The dollar exchange rate fell below 79 rubles during FX trading on Moscow Exchange on Wednesday for the first time since April 4, 2023, according to trading data.

As of 11:27 a.m., Moscow time the dollar was down by 0.82% at 78.97 rubles.

By 11:46 a.m., the dollar had narrowed losses to 0.49% trading at 79.23 rubles, while the euro was down by 0.25% at 87.55 rubles. The yuan exchange rate was down by half a percent at 11.438 rubles.