OREANDA-NEWS. July 7, 2008. During the last 3 weeks the USD course at interbank currency market was 4,50 - 4,70 UAH/USD. The National Bank of Ukraine for this time stands out 3 times with the purchase of currency. Two times NBU bought currency for 4,75 UAH/USD, and the last time bought for 4,80 UAH/USD", - Igor Smikhotur, the Head of treasury operations department of Treasury management of RODOVID BANK of OJSC "RODOVID BANK", told.

According to him, at the available market, USD went down in value from 4,7 to 4,52 UAH/USD during the last 3 weeks.

On Wednesday the funds balance on the correspondent balance of the banks were increased from 17 769,8 million to 21 172,0 million UAH. At the resource market, the rates overnight went down in value from 12-14 percents to 3-6 percents. On Wednesday, the USD course at the interbank currency market on Wednesday was 4,60 - 4,625 UAH/USD.

Igor Smikhotur considers that this week the USD course will be within 4,54 - 4,65 UAH/USD, and rates of overnight will be within 4-10 percents.