Hoy, Wednesday April 27the dollar in Peru closed the exchange session maintaining its upward trend.
Below is the price of the dollar in the interbank market and the price for sale in money changers and financial entities.
How much is the dollar today in Peru
This afternoon the exchange rate in Peru it went from S/ 3,826 to S/ 3.83 at the interbank level, according to information from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
During the morning the greenback opened the day trading at S/ 3.82, and increased its price as the session progressed.
At today’s close it is estimated that the price of the dollar it rose only about 0.10% in the Peruvian market, but reached its highest level since the beginning of February.
With this, it is estimated that the american currency it has reached its highest price in almost three months.
Despite this result, the BCR points out that so far in 2022 the exchange rate it still accumulates a decline of 4.03% when compared to the price registered at the end of 2021.
Why did the dollar rise?
The Archyde.com agency reported that since the dollar presented a global advance, amid growing concerns about energy security and slowing growth in China and Europe.
“Fears remain among operators that lockdowns in China due to COVID-19 end up affecting the growth of the world economy, which together with the war and monetary normalization fuel fears of a global recession,” said the local firm CI Banco.
Only in the morning the dollar index, which compares the greenback Against a basket of six major currencies, it was already up around 0.8%.
This dollar index reached a five-year high, also driven by expectations of a possible interest rate hike by the United States Federal Reserve (FED)which will take place next week.
Dollar price for buying and selling
The platform, how much is the dollar.pe, indicates that in moneychangers the dollar the dollar is bought at S/ 3.81 and sold at S/ 3.84 on average.
In the digital exchange houses the green ticket is bought at approximately S/ 3.82 and is sold at about S/ 3.84.
While in the banks It is estimated that the purchase price of the dollar is between S/ 3.70 and S/ 3.80 and for sale it is between S/ 3.86 and S/ 3.90.