The National Bank of Ukraine has increased the official gold rate by 4.3% or UAH 1,852.56 to UAH 44,978.95 per 10 troy ounces.

On Tuesday, October 7, the National Bank of Ukraine increased the official gold rate by 5.9% or UAH 2,393.02 to UAH 43,126.39 per 10 troy ounces.

Official rates of bank metals set by the NBU for October 9 (UAH per 10 troy ounces):

	October 9, 2008	October 8, 2008	Change, %
Gold	44,978.95	43,126.39	+4.3
Silver	573.94	569.31	+0.8
Platinum	49,215.74	49,007.82	+0.4
Palladium	9,951.53	9,879.82	+0.7