UAH down broadly

Макроэкономика 18.05.2015 Last Friday, the hryvnia fell 1.95% to close at 20.9/USD, according to Bloomberg, in contradiction to the prevailing weakness of the US dollar's global weakness following disappointing second quarter economic statistics. The euro was up 0.36% and the Russian ruble also posted a sizable gain of 1.07% to close at 49.5320/USD. As a result, the hryvnia 's trade-weighted value declined 2.44%.