For its part, the ruble approached its lowest level in two weeks, at 92 per dollar. At 0728 GMT, the ruble was 0.3% weaker against the dollar at 92.44, after sliding to a two-week low of 92.8025 in the previous session. It lost 0.2% to trade at 101.79 against the euro and lost 0.5% against the

In addition, the dollar stabilized above a low of more than four months on Friday. The greenback hit its lowest level in five months against the New Zealand dollar and in three weeks against the euro at the start of Asian trading, before turning positive again later in the session. The dollar index is still on track for a weekly loss of around 0.73%, which is expected to extend last week's 1.3% decline