The dollar in peru closed lower this Thursday, following positive data from the US economy, although fears of a possible recession continued to cloud the outlook.
The exchange rate ended the day at S/ 3,838 per dollar, a 1.41% drop compared to Wednesday’s close of S/ 3,892, according to data from the Bloomberg Agency.
So far this year, the greenback accumulates an advance of 0.81% compared to the last price of 2022, at S/ 3,807.
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In the market, US$ 157 million were negotiated at an average price of S/ 3.8586, said Fabiola Gutiérrez, Currency Trader at Renta4 SAB
“During the day, the offer came from non-resident corporations, with the dollar reaching a minimum level of S/ 3,834. The BCR intervened by placing a sale exchange swap for S/ 588 million at an average rate of 5.45%. Likewise, there were maturities of exchange swap sale for S/ 900 million”, he added.
How much is the dollar in the parallel market?
In the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar is bought at S/ 3.87 and sold at S/ 3.90, according to data from the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe
Likewise, the average price in the banking market stands at S/ 3,892 for purchase and S/ 3,900 for sale.
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The currencies of Latin America registered a mixed behavior on Thursday, in the midst of a slight advance of the dollar in global markets following positive data from the US economy, although fears of a possible recession continued to darken the outlook.
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The US economy maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter as consumers increased spending on goods, but momentum appeared to slow considerably towards the end of the year, with higher interest rates eroding demand.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 2.9% last quarter, reported the Department of Commerce in its advance estimate for the fourth quarter. The economy expanded at a rate of 3.2% in the third quarter.
