MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. The MOEX index decreased by 0.9% to 2,188.56 points and the RTS index fell by 0.49% to 1,136.40 points at the end of the trading session on the Moscow Exchange on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the dollar fell by 0.15% to 60.75 rubles, the euro declined by 0.45% and reached 61.66 rubles.

The price of Brent crude oil rose by 1.2% to $93.44 per barrel on Wednesday.