MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate at 74.8349 rubles for April 24, down 16.46 kopecks against the previous indicator.

The official euro rate was lowered by 44.72 kopecks to 87.5261 rubles. The official yuan rate is fixed at 10.9441 rubles, down 4.9 kopecks.

The Central Bank said earlier that it would fix official dollar and euro rates against the ruble on the basis of reports of banks on results of transactions in the over-the-counter currency market.