The dollar fell below 80 rubles for the first time since August 3. The Russian currency is strengthening: the settlement rate of the dollar in the over-the-counter market fell below 80 rubles for the first time in almost three months. According to trading data, by 9:27 Moscow time, the American currency fell by 25 kopecks and reached 79.92 rubles. After the stoppage of exchange trading in the dollar in Russia in the summer of 2024, the main reference point for determining its value became the yuan-ruble rate in combination with the dollar-yuan rate in the international market.