KIEV, July 9 - Assets held by Ukrainian banks at the start of July reached UAH 1.0195 trillion (UAH 7.9058 /$1 on July 9, 2010) up 0.3% from the end of May and 1.8% since the start of the year, the National Bank of Ukraine said in a report posted on its Web site.

The bulk of these assets, 70.3%, were loan operations.

The report said that bank liabilities for June had increased by UAH 200 million to UAH 758.6 billion but decrease since the start of the year by 0.8% to UAH 764.5 billion.