What happened this week in the foreign exchange market?
The US dollar has started this week in negative values and in a weak position against the local currency, as it was bought today at 78.6 lek and sold at 79.8 lek compared to the previous week.
According to the local exchange rate, the European currency has not started the week positively, although there have been no significant changes in the quote, being bought this Monday at 92 lek and being sold at 92.8 lek compared to last week.
The Swiss franc also appears to have lost points over the weekend to start this week on a downward trend, as it was bought this morning at 98 lek and sold at 99 lek, referring to the domestic foreign exchange market.
The British pound, meanwhile, is the only currency to start this week positively, gaining points this Monday morning as it was bought today compared to a week ago at 107.2 lekë and sold at 108.4 lekë.
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