MOSCOW, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble remained

stable against the U.S. dollar and the euro, strengthening

against China's yuan, after a period of volatility that followed

the U.S. financial sanctions imposed on Nov. 22.

By 0815 GMT the rouble was up 0.3% at 100.3 against the

dollar, according to over-the-counter market data from banks.

The rouble strengthened by 1.5% to 13.65 against the yuan in

trade on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The strengthening against the yuan followed a 3.4% weakening

in yesterday's session in what analysts saw as the correction

after an over-selling of yuan by exporting companies. Yuan is

currently the most traded foreign currency in Russia.

The Russian central bank estimated in the report, published

on Dec. 9, that the Russian currency weakened by 11% against the

U.S. dollar and by 8.4% against China's yuan in November after

the sanctions were imposed.

The sanctions hit Gazprombank, Russia's third largest

lender, which handles payments for energy trade with Europe,

disrupting foreign trade transactions and the supply of foreign

currency to the Russian market.

The regulator said that as companies adjusted to the

sanctions and found new counterparts for transactions, pressure

on the rouble was expected to gradually decrease, with the

exchange rate guided by fundamental factors.

Trade in dollars and euros moved to the over-the-counter

market after Western sanctions in June targeted the Moscow Stock

Exchange. The central bank sets an official exchange rate for

both currencies based on data directly supplied by banks.

One-day rouble/dollar futures, which trade on the Moscow

Stock Exchange and are a guide for the over-the-counter exchange

rate, were down 1.2% at 100.63. The Russian central bank set an

official exchange rate at 99.38 to the dollar.