The dollar in peru closed lower this Friday, amid a global advance in the greenback, as investors focused their attention on the start of the main central banks’ monetary policy meetings that will take place next week.
The exchange rate ended the day at S/ 3,832 per dollara fall of 0.15% compared to Thursday’s close of S/ 3,838, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).
So far this year, the greenback accumulates an advance of 0.66% compared to the last price of 2022, at S/ 3,807.
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US$ 257 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/ 3,823, indicated Asvim Asencios, Currency Trader at Renta4 SAB.
“During the day, the offer came from corporates and AFPs, with the dollar reaching a minimum level of S/ 3,810. The BCR intervened by placing a sale exchange swap for S/ 1,150 million. Likewise, there were maturities of exchange swap sales for S/ 927 million, which put pressure on the dollar.”, 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/ 3.81 and sold at S/ 3.84, according to data from the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe
Likewise, the average price in the banking market stands at S/ 3,861 for purchase and S/ 3,867 for sale.
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Latin American stock and currency markets were mixed on Friday amid a global dollar rally as investors focused on the start of major central banks’ monetary policy meetings next week. week.
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Meanwhile, US consumer spending fell in December, putting the economy on a path of lower growth heading into 2023, while inflation continued to decline, which might give the Federal Reserve room to further slow growth. pace of interest rate hikes.
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, fell 0.2% last month, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
