According to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), net sales of foreign currency on the interbank foreign exchange market — the market where banks buy and sell foreign currency — in the period from 2 to 6 November decreased by 3% to 1767,58 mln dollars. That week the regulator did not buy dollars and only sold 1767,58 mln dollars.
Since the start of the year 2,67 mln dollars have been bought, while 46 047,78 mln dollars have been sold. The regulator updated its approaches to defining, calculating and publishing indicators of Ukraine’s money and foreign exchange markets.
The statement also provides data on sales volumes in previous years: $22,38 billion in 2022 and $36,1 billion in 2025, while sales in January–October 2026 exceeded $44,2 billion. It also states the intention to maintain “managed flexibility” and prepare interventions (operations by the regulator to buy or sell foreign currency) of up to $1,5 billion per week to cover 20−25% of the supply deficit from importers.
The report also refers to moves in global markets: the dollar index DXY (an index that measures the dollar’s value against a basket of currencies), a record gold price of $4112 per ounce, rises in silver and Bitcoin (over $80 000), and falling oil prices.
In the coming days pay attention to the volumes of the regulator’s interventions and the official NBU exchange rate. Also monitor interbank quotes, cash exchange rates, the DXY index and the price of gold.
