The share of individuals in the currency market of the Moscow Exchange in May rose from 7% to 16% - RIA

The growth was caused by the cancellation of the brokerage commission, introduced earlier for the purchase of currency.

Moscow Exchange said it plans to launch trading in the Armenian dram, Uzbek sum and Emirati dirham in the coming months.

Currently there is trading in currency pairs with the U.S. dollar, euro, Chinese yuan, British pound, Swiss franc, Hong Kong dollar, Belarusian ruble, Turkish lira, Japanese yen and Kazakh tenge.