Hryvnia beefs up to U.S. dollar on Dec 8

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has set the official forex rate for December 8 at UAH 28.24 to the U.S. dollar, which let the country's national currency strengthen by five kopiykas.

The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 34.26 per euro – the hryvnia gained 13 kopiykas in value since Monday, according to the NBU website.

Read alsoInt'l reserves stand at US$26.1 mln as of Dec 1 – NBUThe central bank has fixed the following official forex rates of the hryvnia against key foreign currencies for December 8:

• US$100 will be quoted at UAH 2,823.94 (UAH 2,829.13 as of December 7);
• EUR 100 will be quoted at UAH 3,425.86 (UAH 3,438.95 as of December 7).

Interbank rate

By 16:00 Kyiv time on December 7, hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank forex market settled at UAH 28.16/28.18 to the dollar, while those against the euro were at UAH 34.12/34.14.

Forex rate for December 7

The National Bank set the official forex rate for December 7 at UAH 28.29 to the U.S. dollar, thus strengthening the country's national currency by one kopiyka.