The Russian ruble that plunged to a 4-week low of 32.3645 against the US dollar in early trading on Tuesday leveled off in early New York trading. The greenback-ruble pair, which closed yesterday's deals at 31.877, is presently quoted at 32.25 with 33.13 seen as the next target level.

Traders pondered over the Russia's Federal State Statistics Service report showing that the Russian gross domestic product or GDP dropped 10.9% year-over-year in the second quarter, compared to the 9.8% fall in the first quarter. Sequentially, the GDP increased 7.5% in the second quarter.

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