NBU buys $51 mln in auction Aug 21

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) at a Monday bidding has purchased from Ukrainian banks a total of $50.9 million, according to the central bank's website.

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Applications worth $52.9 million had been submitted for participation, while the weighted average auction rate was at UAH 25.4603 to the dollar, reads the report.

Read alsoNational Bank publishes new bill on currencyAccording to the NBU, the hryvnia's average exchange rate on the interbank market as of 13:00 was set at UAH 25.4362 to the dollar, with 164 deals concluded worth a total of $71 million.

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