Hryvnia gets stronger against U.S. dollar on first day of trading in 2018

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Quotations of the hryvnia against the euro were UAH 33.53/33.57 and those against the Russian ruble were UAH 0.4852/0.4850, a dealer of a commercial bank told UNIAN.

Read alsoNBU keeps official exchange rate at UAH 28.06 to dollarThe National Bank of Ukraine said that the average weighed forex rate of the hryvnia against the U.S. dollar on the interbank market was UAH 27.9075 as of 12:30 local time on January 3. Some 204 deals UAH 100.04 million had been concluded by that time.

The 2018 national budget is based on the average annual forex rate set at UAH 29.3 per U.S. dollar, with UAH 30.1 per U.S. dollar expected by the end of the year.

The record high UAH/USD rate was recorded in February 2015 when it was UAH 30.01 per U.S. dollar.