KIEV, Nov. 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine, for the first time in seven months, on Thursday intervened to purchase about $17 million on the foreign exchange market, replenishing its forex reserves, dealers said.

The hryvnia rose to 7.97 hryvnias per U.S. dollar in forex trading on Thursday compared with 7.985 hryvnias/dollar on Wednesday, dealers said, adding the NBU has purchased dollars at 7.98 hryvnais/dollar.