NBU strengthens official forex rate to UAH 26.49 to dollar for May 2

On Friday, April 26, hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market by the close of trade settled at UAH 26.37/26.42 to the dollar.

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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on Friday evening strengthened the official hryvnia exchange rate by 12 kopiykas, bringing the national currency to UAH 26.49 to the dollar.

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The Central Bank set the following official exchange rates of the hryvnia against leading foreign currencies for May 2:

US$100 costs UAH 2,649.2737 (UAH 2,661.9328 as of April 26);

EUR 100 costs UAH 2,949.4364 (UAH 2,960.8679 as of April 26);

On Friday, April 26, hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market by the close of trade settled at UAH 26.37/26.42 to the dollar.

Hryvnia quotes against the euro settled at UAH 29.42/29.47.

Taking into account the established official rate, the hryvnia has risen against the U.S. dollar by 1.3% and strengthened against the euro by 1.2% since the beginning of April.

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