The cash currency market on Wednesday continued the downtrend set yesterday: in parallel with the decline in interbank quotes, selling prices for cash dollars also went down.
By Wednesday evening in Kyiv, it was possible to purchase large batches of "white" dollars (i.e., dollars of the 2001-2006 vintage) at 46.01 UAH. Compared to Tuesday evening, the selling price decreased by 7 kopecks and came close to the psychological level of 46 UAH per dollar.
Prices in regional centers also continued to decline. In Lviv, cash dollars were sold at exactly 46.00 UAH, in Dnipro – at 46.10 UAH, in Kharkiv – at 46.11 UAH, and in Odesa – at 46.12 UAH. How did prices change? In Lviv, the dollar fell by 5 kopecks today, in Odesa – by 8, and in Kharkiv – by 16 kopecks. Only in Dnipro were cash dollars sold at the same price as yesterday.
The dollar also (slightly) became cheaper in Ukrainian banks. By Wednesday evening, the cheapest dollars were sold at 45.70 UAH in the Kyiv branch of Sky Bank and some branches of PUMB. At the same time, the most expensive dollars – at 46.20 UAH – were sold in Altbank and Europrombank. The minimum price decreased by 5 kopecks, and the maximum price by 10 kopecks.
Euro prices declined quite significantly today, following the fall on the international FOREX market, where the European currency hit a yearly low today. By the end of today, the minimum selling price for euros started from 51.00 UAH in the Kyiv branch of Sky Bank, while the most expensive euro – at 51.90 UAH – was sold by Krystalbank. The minimum price went down by 30 kopecks, the maximum – by 10 kopecks.
The gap between the non-cash and cash dollar narrowed to 74 kopecks – 13 kopecks less than on Tuesday.
Today, the cash selling rate at wholesale exchange points in the capital dropped to 46.00 UAH. If the trend persists, in the coming days we may see the dollar at wholesalers at 45.70-45.80 UAH.
