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The price of the dollar closes with a slight setback and is quoted at S/3.8430

The price of the dollar closes with a slight setback and is quoted at S/3.8430

The The price of the dollar closed the exchange session on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 with a slight setback and reached S/3.8430. In this way, it depreciated 0.10% compared to Tuesday’s close when it stood at S/3.8470, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency accumulates a variation of 1.05%.

At 1.50 pm the US currency in the parallel market It was quoted at S/ 3.81 for the purchase and S/ 3.85 for the sale. While the referential exchange rate in the banking market It was S/ 3,751 for the purchase and S/ 3,933 for the sale in the windows of the Credit Bank of Peru.

According to Asvim Asencios, currency trader at Renta4 SAB, during the day the dollar was pressured upwards by maturities Swap Exchange Sale for S/500 million. The offer came from corporations due to the start of payment of taxes, bringing the dollar to a minimum level of S/3,823. US$425 million were traded at an average price of S/3.8327.

Globally, the index of dollar was listed at market close at 102.1. “Retail sales in the United States fell more than expected in December, in addition to this the Bank of Japan kept its interest rates low, disappointing some investors who expected it to relax its monetary policy,” Asencios commented.

Source: Larepublica

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