The price of the US dollar rose, officially, on Monday, by six piasters for purchase, and three piasters for sale.
This also rose the euro by 13 piasters for purchase and ten piasters for sale.
The pound sterling rose 16 piasters for purchase and 12 piasters for sale, and the price of the Swiss franc rose 11 piasters for purchase and seven piasters for sale.
The Saudi riyal rose by one piaster for purchase, the Kuwaiti dinar 11 piasters for purchase and 19 piasters for sale.
The the UAE dirham rose by two piasters for purchase and one piaster for sale.
The price of foreign currencies at the Central Bank of Egypt on Monday was as follows:
US dollar
Purchase LE24.6986
Sale LE24.7447
Euro
Purchase LE26.2002
Sale LE26.2591
Pound sterling
Purchase LE30.068
Sale LE30.1341
Swiss franc
Purchase LE26.4892
Sale LE26.5416
Japanese yen
Purchase LE18.0942
Sale LE18.1346
Saudi riyal
Purchase LE6.5635
Sale LE 6.5775
Kuwaiti dinar
Purchase LE80.4566
Sale LE80.8122
UAE dirham
Purchase LE6.7244
Sale LE6.7387
The US dollar’s rise today led to a rise in gold prices in Egypt.