MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble edged up against the dollar on Monday despite falling prices for oil, Russia's main export commodity, with the market waiting for the finance ministry to announce its forex interventions for the month ahead.

The finance ministry is due announce its interventions plan later on Monday. Some analysts are saying that the ministry may switch to sales of foreign currency for the first time since January 2024.

Such sales may provide support for the rouble amid oil prices tumbling on fears of a recession in top oil consumer the United States and turmoil in financial markets across Asia.

Trading in major currencies shifted to the over-the-counter market, obscuring the pricing data, after Western sanctions on the Moscow Exchange and its clearing agent, the National Clearing Centre, were introduced on July 12.

Against the yuan, which had already become the most traded foreign currency in Moscow before the latest sanctions were imposed, the rouble was down 0.3% at 11.82, according to an analysis of the OTC market.

It was up 0.1% at 93.15 against the euro.

Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia's main export, was down 0.4% at $76.55 a barrel, its lowest level since January 2024. ($1 = 84.8000 roubles) (Reporting by Gleb Bryanski; Editing by Alex Richardson)