MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. The ruble is strengthening on the Moscow Exchange against major currencies - the euro has dropped below 98 rubles for the first time since February 15 and the yuan exchange rate is below 12.5 rubles for the first time since February 5.

As of 11:39 Moscow time, the euro dropped to 97.96 rubles (-0.7%). As of 11:13 Moscow time, the yuan decreased by 0.48% to 12.5 rubles.

By 12:10 Moscow time, the euro reached 98.07 rubles (-0.59%), the yuan - 12.48 (-0.57%), the dollar lost 0.33%, falling to 90.22 rubles.