Russia raises official dollar, euro and yuan rates for October 15

The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate for October 15 at 83.9497 rubles, the euro at 93.9229 rubles and the yuan at 12.5358 rubles. All three increased from the preceding day.

The official dollar rate gained 8.22 kopecks from 83.8675 rubles. The euro rose by 15.06 kopecks from 93.7723 rubles, while the yuan increased by 3.30 kopecks from 12.5028 rubles.

The official rate changes differed from the yuan's movement on the Moscow Exchange. RBC reported that the Chinese currency was down 0.39% from Tuesday's close at 17:12 Moscow time.

The official dollar and euro rates are used in settlement calculations for Moscow Exchange derivatives, including currency futures and contracts on the RTS index.