MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. The RTS Index gained more than 3% after the Bank of Russia had released official currency rates, according to market data.

The regulator lowered the rate to 88.51 rubles for the dollar, 92.48 for the euro and 12.13 rubles for the yuan for February 21.

The RTS Index ticked up by 3.48% to 1,179.01 points. The Moscow Exchange Index added 1.28% and reached 3,312,61 points.