How has this week started for the major currencies?
The US dollar started the week stable, not experiencing significant fluctuations over the weekend, as it was bought this morning at 81 lek and sold at 82 lek compared to last week.
The European currency also did not register strong price movements this Monday compared to the week before, as it was bought this morning at 95.1 lek and sold at 95.8 lek according to the local exchange rate.
The Swiss franc has marked a slight decrease in value over the past two days, being bought this Monday at 103 lek and being sold at 104 lek compared to a week ago, referring to the domestic foreign exchange market.
The British pound appears to have maintained relatively the same rates as last week, with no significant fluctuations in the rate today, being bought at 109.3 lek and being sold at 110.4 lek.
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