KIEV, Jan. 11 ??“ The central bank was forced to sell dollars on forex market Wednesday after the hryvnia had faced downward pressure reacting to Parliament??™s Tuesday vote dismissing the government, an official said.

The National Bank of Ukraine sold $77 mln at 5.06 hryvnias to the dollar, after the hryvnia had plunged to 5.11/dollar in trading between banks earlier in the day, the official said.