Moscow, Nov. 11 (Petra) -- The Central Bank of Russia on Wednesday raised the official exchange rate of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar by 21 kopecks, setting the dollar at 82.55 rubles.

In a statement, the central bank said it lowered the ruble's official exchange rate against the euro to 92.39 rubles, while the ruble also weakened against the Chinese yuan, reaching 12.38 rubles.

//Petra// AF