Monetary market recorded in August a turnover of USD 390 million

The internal market recorded during August a turnover of USD 390.5 million, an increase with USD 23 million compared to the previous month. The increase was caused by the increased usage of the euro (expressed in USD) in transactions, and reached USD 91.91 million, compared to the USD 75.86 million from July. The daily turnover of the monetary market reached August USD 17.75 million. The biggest share on the monetary market is, traditionally, held by the United States dollar – 71.33%, followed by the euro – 23.54% and the Russian ruble – 3.57%. The other currencies possess a share of less than one percent on the internal market. The National Bank was also present on the monetary market in August, and bought an amount a little short of USD 5 million. These financial means were used to consolidate the national fund, which by the end of August reached UAS 640.74 million.