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The dollar hit a historic record: the National Bank of Ukraine’s official rate reached 45,66 hryvnias, and in banks the currency costs up to 47 hryvnias
Ukrainians have intensified purchases of cash dollars. In banks, the cash desk rate reaches up to 47,0 hryvnias per $, and the NBU updated the historical maximum for the official rate.
The National Bank continues to weaken the hryvnia and today set a new record for the official rate at 45,6660 hryvnias per $. The previous maximum was recorded just three days ago — 28 October (45,60 hryvnias per $).
“Earlier devaluation was mostly artificial and tied to the need to cover the budget deficit. Now on the interbank market there is a noticeably higher real demand for foreign currency — trading volumes have risen from $300 million to $400 million per day. In addition, more than 90% of market supply is provided by the NBU, as in 2022 year. Due to logistics and production problems, exporters reduced their currency proceeds, and those who kept volumes prefer to hold dollars in anticipation of further exchange rate growth,” explained the treasury director of one of the large banks.
Trading volume on Bloomberg today reached $441,5 million. The lowest price was 45,51 hryvnias per $, and the highest — 45,81 hryvnias per $, which also became a new peak.
Bank treasurers note: the stronger the hryvnia falls, the less willing exporters are to sell currency. They are trying to wait for a more favorable rate, so the dollar deficit on the interbank market is being covered by the NBU. Such a situation is not very beneficial for the regulator.
Particularly noticeable is the sharp increase in NBU foreign exchange interventions from gold and foreign exchange reserves:
• yesterday, 2 November, they sold about $440,8 million (93% of all Bloomberg-traded volume); • last week — $1,8 billion (a record 2026 for the year); • for October — $5,99 billion (also a record); • since the beginning of 2026 year — $44,3 billion.
For comparison: in October 1 year the NBU reserves were 2026$47,1 billion, i.e., during this period 94% of current reserve volume was sold. Without ongoing international assistance this situation would have been critical.
Deputy Chairman of the NBU Yuriy Heletyi links the rise in demand primarily with increased budget expenditures, including defense. Bank treasurers do not exclude that high demand will persist until the end of the year, and the regulator will need new large currency inflows.
On the cash market the maximum selling price of the dollar reached 47,0 hryvnias per $. This rate was set by Politkombank and MetaBank. The average cash rate ranges from 45,52–46,25 hryvnias per $, the card rate from 45,51–46,17 hryvnias per $. The highest card rate (47,0 hryvnias per $) was shown by Bank for Investment and Savings.
State-owned banks — PrivatBank and Oschadbank — posted rates of 45,50–46,10 hryvnias per $ and 45,40–46,10 hryvnias per $ respectively.
Banks are noting a noticeable uptick in demand from the public for cash dollars.
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