At 1100 GMT, the rouble was 0.8 percent stronger against the dollar at 68.12 and had gained 0.7 percent to trade at 77.67 versus the euro.

Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was up 2 percent at $57.1 a barrel after China said it would hold talks with the United States to look for solutions to a trade dispute, while signs of lower crude supply also supported prices.

Russian stock indexes were also up.

The dollar-denominated RTS index was up 1.8 percent to 1,106.43 points. The rouble-based MOEX Russian index was 0.7 percent higher at 2,392.4 points.