MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. The RTS Index edged down by almost 1.5% after the Bank of Russia had released official currency rates, according to market data.

The regulator increased the rate to 78.86 rubles for the dollar, 93.34 for the euro and 11.0652 rubles for the yuan for July 25.

The RTS Index lost 1.47% to 1,124.2 points. The Moscow Exchange Index fell by 0.94% to 2,814.32 points.