March 18 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble opened slightly

firmer against the U.S. dollar and the euro on Monday, a day

after President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet

landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already

tight grip on power.

By 0415 GMT, the rouble was 0.1% stronger against the dollar

at 92.83 and gained 0.2% to trade at 100.96

versus the euro. It firmed 0.2% against the yuan

to 12.85.

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