Experts forecast slight growth of U.S. dollar exchange rate this week

This week the U.S. dollar exchange rate against the hryvnia is expected to grow, and the cash dollar in banks may be traded at about UAH 28.3/28.5, according to a weekly forecast released by Alpari analytical company.

“This week we expect insignificant growth of the dollar against the hryvnia. The dollar on the interbank market may be traded at about UAH 28.4 in a week, and the cash dollar in banks may be traded at about UAH 28.3/28.5,” said Vadym Iosub, a senior analyst at Alpari.

Over the past week, the dollar exchange rate against the hryvnia grew by 0.3-1.9% in all segments of the foreign exchange market.

Since last Monday, the U.S. dollar exchange rate set by the NBU has grown from UAH 27.83 to UAH 28.35 (+1.9%).

According to UkrDealing, over the reporting period, demand/supply of the dollar on the interbank market rose from UAH 28.20/28.23 to UAH 28.29/28.32 (+0.3%).

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