Moscow, Oct. 20 (Petra) -- The Central Bank of Russia set the official exchange rate for the US dollar on Tuesday at 83 rubles, down by 77 kopecks from the previous rate, while lowering the official rate for the euro to 93 rubles and the Chinese yuan to 12 rubles.

The bank reported that the ruble strengthened against all three major currencies, registering its largest gains against the US dollar, followed by the euro and the Chinese yuan, according to official exchange rate data.

//Petra// AF