MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. The dollar/ruble exchange rate declined by 22.75 kopecks since Tuesday’s close, with one greenback trading at 96.86 rubles on the Moscow Exchange at the start of Wednesday's session.

The euro lost 71.75 kopecks, reaching 105.30 rubles.

In turn, the yuan rate declined by 6.6 kopecks, trading at 13.19 rubles.