What happened in the foreign exchange market today?
The US dollar was bought at the beginning of this week at 84.5 lek and sold at 85.5 lek, not experiencing any significant change from the previous week according to the local exchange rate.
The European currency, meanwhile, was bought today at 97.4 lek and sold at 98.2 lek, continuing to not register significant value movements compared to last week.
The Swiss franc has seen an increase in its value this morning, as compared to last week, it was bought this Monday at 103 lek and sold at 104.2 lek.
The British pound continues to fluctuate this week, being bought today at 113.5 lek and being sold at 114.8 lek, referring to the domestic foreign exchange market.

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