The CBI both sold and bought foreign currency in July
In the second half of July, the króna began to weaken, but that weakening was fully reversed towards the end of the month. At the end of July, the euro stood at ISK 146.6, which is almost unchanged from the end of June. Of 22 trading days in July, the CBI intervened seven days, on four days it bought euros and on three days it sold euros.
6 August 2021 - Landsbankinn
At the end of June, the euro stood at ISK 146.5. Around 20 July, the króna began to weaken and the euro peaked at ISK 149 on 27 July. That weakening reversed and at the end of the month the euro stood at ISK 146.6, i.e almost unchanged from the end of June.
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