The US Dollar Weakens Again - What Happened in the Foreign Exchange Market Today?

The US dollar, after the recovery it recorded yesterday, has started the day negatively, being bought today at 80.7 lek and being sold at 82 lek, although not a significant change from the day before.
The European currency was bought this morning at 95.3 lekë and sold at 96.1 lekë compared to the day before, thus not marking significant movements in the quote according to the local exchange rate.
The Swiss franc, meanwhile, has suffered a slight drop in value this morning, being bought today at 103 lek and being sold at 104.1 lek compared to Wednesday, starting this Thursday negatively.
The British pound has not had a significant movement in value since yesterday, as it was bought this morning at 109.3 lek and sold at 110.3 lek, referring to the domestic foreign exchange market.
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