The hryvnia rate rose by 20 kopecks to 7.40 UAH/USD on the interbank currency market on Monday after a decrease on Friday.
According to currency dealers for commercial banks, the hryvnia's exchange rate fluctuated within 7.2250-7.4850 UAH/USD at the start of the trading, then narrowed to 7.3350-7.4450 UAH/USD, and narrowed to 7.3550-7.4050 UAH/USD by the end of the trading.
The National Bank did not enter the market.
According to the market participants, the majority of deals were made at the rate close to 7.4 UAH/USD
The hryvnia rate has fallen by 46.5% from 5.05 UAH/USD on the interbank currency market since the start of this year.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the hryvnia fell by 0.099% from 5.0450 to 5.0500 UAH/USD on the interbank market in 2007 after rising by 0.099% from 5.0500 to 5.0450 UAH/USD in 2006.