After several days on the rise, the greenback had a slight fall of 0.05% compared to Tuesday’s close, when it was located at S/3,894.
The dollar price closed the day of this Wednesday, January 25, 2023 with a slight drop and stood at S / 3.8920. In this way, it presented a decline of 0.05% compared to Tuesday’s close, when it traded at S/3,894, as reported by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
At 1.40 pm the North American currency in the parallel market It was trading at S/3,870 for the purchase and S/3.91 for the sale. For his part, in the banking market It was bought at S/3,875 and sold at S/3,924 at the windows of the Interbank.
On the other hand, according to Fabiola Gutiérrez, Foreign Exchange trader at Renta4 SAB, during the day the supply came from local corporations, with the dollar reaching a minimum level of S/3.8890. In addition, US$230 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.8973.
Likewise, the specialist explained that “the BCRP intervened by placing an exchange swap for sale for S/500 million at an average rate of 5.39%.” There were also maturities of exchange swap sales for S/ 500 million.
“On the international scene, copper fell for the second day as the Chinese market was closed for the Lunar New Year festivities. Likewise, the political dispute in Peru has generated uncertainty about the supply of this metal, as it is one of the main producers world with Chilisince interruptions in their operations are expected,” Gutiérrez affirmed.
Source: Larepublica
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