MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. The yuan exchange rate has surpassed 12 rubles on the Moscow Exchange for the first time since August 22, according to trading data.

As of 10:53 a.m. Moscow time (07:53 a.m. GMT) the yuan was up by 0.66% at 12.004 rubles.

By 11:03 a.m. Moscow time (08:03 a.m. GMT) the yuan had narrowed gains to 0.6% trading at 11.997 rubles.

Meanwhile, the MOEX Index was down by 0.34% at 2,699.18 points, while the RTS was down by 0.34% at 929.75 points.