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Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar trades for UAH 26.35 on average, while the euro – for UAH 29.25.
The U.S. dollar strengthened against the hryvnia, Ukraine's national currency, to UAH 27.15, in Kyiv's currency exchange booths on the evening of Monday, March 16, after it was sold at UAH 26.90 in the first half of the day.
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The euro also gained in value against the hryvnia, to UAH 30.30 from UAH 29.95 in the morning, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar trades for UAH 26.35 on average, while the euro – for UAH 29.25.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) spent US$981.6 million from reserves to support the hryvnia, Ukraine's national currency, on March 10-13.
The regulator sold US$130.5 million at a currency auction on March 16 alone.
There has been an increased demand for currency on Ukraine's forex market, which is formed by Ukrainian companies. However, the foreign currency purchases by non-residents to withdraw from domestic government loan bonds market is not yet significant, according to the NBU.