The greenback advances 0.21% compared to Tuesday’s close. So far this year, a currency variation of 1.63% has been recorded.
He dollar price closed the day of this Wednesday, February 15, 2023, and stood at S/3.8690. In this way, it presented an advance of 0.21% compared to Tuesday’s close, when it traded at S/3.8610, as reported by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, a currency variation of 1.63% has been recorded.
At 1.50 pm the North American currency in the parallel market It was trading at S/3.84 for the purchase and S/3.87 for the sale. For his part, in the banking market It was bought at S/3,776 and sold at S/3,959 at the windows of the Credit Bank of Peru (BCP).
The dollar rose to a six-week high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday after better-than-expected US retail sales data last month, a day after a report showing stubbornly high consumer prices, which suggests that the Federal Reserve will maintain monetary policy to curb inflation.
The dollar index rose 0.7% to 103.99, after hitting a six-week high of 104.06.. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 134.185 yen, the highest level since January 6. It rose 0.8% to 134.14 yen. Meanwhile, the euro fell against the dollar, last trading at US$1.0674, down 0.6%.
Sterling fell 1.5% to $1.1998 after British inflation cooled more than expected in January to 10.1%, easing some of the pressure on the Bank of England to continue raising rates. rates.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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