Last week, commercial banks bought $152.9 million at fx trades. Such data are given in the daily statistics of trades.

Most of the amount, namely $78.2 mln, was purchased by banks with settlements on the date of the deal, while another $74.7 mln - with settlements on a different date from the date of the deal. 

More than 90% of the volume of currency at the auction, or $139.7 million last week was provided by the National Bank of the Republic, which twice went to the interbank currency intervention - December 9, selling $88 million, and December 13, selling $51.7 million.  

During the week the dollar was traded in the range of 86.8 soms-87 soms. Moreover, the week ended at the upper mark of the value. 

We would like to add that at the auction on Monday, December 16, banks bought another $10.4 million at a price of 86.85 soms - 87 soms.