The euro's exchange rate against the dollar is slightly down this morning in the first interbank trading of the year in Frankfurt, according to German financial information websites.
This is also the first trading session after Bulgaria officially joined the Eurozone.
The single currency is trading at 1.1728 per dollar, which is a decrease of 0.17 percent compared to the closing levels of the last working day of 2025.
The European Central Bank set a reference rate of 1.1750 dollars per euro on December 31st.