On Thursday, the interbank hryvnia rate remained unchanged at 5.0 UAH/USD, after an increase on Wednesday.

According to dealers of commercial banks, at the beginning of the trading session the quotations fluctuated within 5.60-5.80 UAH/USD, then narrowed to 5.60-5.70 UAH/USD and to 5.60-5.68 UAH/USD by the end of the trades.

The National Bank of Ukraine entered the market and sold dollar at 5.0 UAH/USD.

Since the beginning of the year, the interbank hryvnia rate has increased by 0.99% from 5.05 UAH/USD.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the hryvnia rate fell by 0.099% from 5.0450 UAH/USD to 5.0500 UAH/USD in 2007.

The hryvnia rose by 0.099% from 5.05 to 5.0450 UAH/USD in 2006.