• Russian rouble traded stronger early on Thursday, helped by higher oil prices and healthier risk appetite on global markets
  
  
• Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was up 1.1 percent at $48.9 a barrel
  
  
• USD/RUB hit session lows at 64.69, the pair has bounced off lows and is currently trading at 65.30 
  
  
• Russian share indexes were mixed on Thursday, reflecting moves in the rouble
  
  
• Dollar-denominated RTS index was up 0.9 percent, to 796 points, while its rouble-based peer MICEX traded less than 0.1 percent lower at 1,641 points
  
  
• Oil prices are likely to continue to determine the direction of the rouble in the near future
  
  
• Immediate resistance for the pair is seen at cloud top by 66.11, while support on the downside is located at 55 EMA at 64.08