The dollar fell by 14 cents to 70.59 rubles.

The euro exchange rate increased by 9 kopecks and amounted to 79.97 rubles.

Earlier, a specialist in derivative financial instruments, Vyacheslav Zaichenko, gave a forecast for the ruble exchange rate.

In an interview with PolitExpert, he noted that the Russian currency began to strengthen against the backdrop of the situation in the oil market. According to Zaichenko, the ruble will either decline or grow until mid-August.