The ruble fell, trimming a weekly rally that drove the currency up the most since in 16 years as the government ordered Russian exporters to reduce their foreign-currency holdings to shore up confidence. The ruble weakened 0.2 percent to 52.6600 a dollar by 12:28 p.m. in Moscow, bringing its advance in the past five days to 11 percent, the first weekly increase since the period ended Nov. 23. Government bonds gained, pushing the five-year yield lower for the first time in four days. The Micex Index (INDEXCF) of equities rose for a third day led by OAO Magnit, the nation’s biggest retailer, and natural gas producer OAO Gazprom. Coordinated measures by Russia’s government and central bank have succeeded in driving a 52 percent rebound in the ruble since it slid to a record-low 80.10 on Dec. 16. Gazprom and four other state-controlled exporters were ordered this week to cut […]