NBU buys over US$322 mln in June to replenish int'l reserves

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in June 2019 bought US$322.3 million on the interbank forex market to replenish the country's international reserves.

In particular, in the first week, the NBU bought $102.7 million, whereas it purchased $135.1 million in the second week, $40.5 million in the third, and $44 million in the fourth, according to the regulator's website.

The National Bank did not sell the currency over the period under review.

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Since the beginning of the year, the central bank's purchases of foreign currency have exceeded its sales by seven times, or by $1.408 billion, it said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the central bank in May 2019 bought $160.6 million on the interbank forex market to replenish the country's international reserves. The regulator bought $203.6 million, while sold $43 million during that month.