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Subscriber OnlyBusinessRuble Strengthens Versus Dollar as Crude Trades at 3-Month HighByAlex Nicholson and Ilya KhrennikovAugust 16, 2012, 4:20 PM UTC The ruble gained against the dollar as crude, Russia’s main export earner, traded at the highest in more than three months.The currency appreciated 0.2 percent to 31.8900 per dollar, the most since Aug. 6.
