MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. The RTS Index edged up by more than 6% after the Bank of Russia had released official currency rates, according to market data.

The regulator reduced the rate to 79.3847 rubles for the dollar, 92.6636 rubles for the euro and 11.017 rubles for the yuan for August 1.

The RTS Index surged by 6.01% to 1,151.36 points. The Moscow Exchange Index added 4.95% to 2,901.4 points.