Today, during the morning of this Wednesday February 16the dollar It has a price of S / 3.80 at the interbank level.
It is exchange raterecorded since yesterday, had a slight increase of 0.08% in the Peruvian market during the last session.
The trend of dollar at the local level it occurred despite the weakening of the US currency at the global level
According to the Archyde.com agency, in recent days the dollar price had been fueled by tensions between Russia and Ukrainebut as tensions eased, some investors’ anxiety also eased.
It is worth mentioning that this occurred after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russia had decided to partially withdraw troops from the outskirts of Ukraine and that he saw some room to continue discussing Moscow’s security demands with the West.
On the other hand, in Peru the slight rise in the greenback occurred amid greater political tension after announcing a possible motion of censure against the president of the CongressMaria del Carmen Alva.
“Although the dollar has fallen globally, in Latin America it is depending a little more on the political issue. In Peru, positive economic data came out, but it could be affecting the possible motion of censure against the president of Congress, since the situation has begun to escalate after the meeting that the congressmen had in the restaurant for an alleged vacancy. This could be generating the rise in the exchange rate”, commented the head of research at Renta 4 SAB, César Romero, to the newspaper Gestión.
Despite the rise in the currency, so far in 2022 the dollar accumulates a fall of 4.79% compared to what was registered in the previous year.
How much does the dollar cost you to buy and sell?
The last report of how much is the dollar.pe indicates that in money changers and exchange houses the price of the dollar for the purchase is S/ 3,785 for the sale is S/ 3.82 on average.
While in banks, the purchase price of Dollars it is between S/ 3.66 and S/ 3.79, and the sale of the dollar is between S/ 3.78 and S/ 3.82.
Remember that this morning the dollar price still no change. The price will begin to vary as soon as today’s trading begins at approximately 9:00 am.