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The Central Bank determines official rates using data from over-the-counter currency market transactions.
MOSCOW, October 9. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate at 84.9048 rubles for October 10-12, down 51,25 kopecks against the previous indicator.
The official euro rate was lowered by 49.64 kopecks to 94.9745 rubles. The official yuan rate is fixed at 12.6739 rubles, down 5.81 kopecks.
The Central Bank said earlier that it would fix official dollar and euro rates against the ruble on the basis of reports of banks on results of transactions in the over-the-counter currency market.

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