The greenback fell -0.10% compared to Friday’s close. US$161 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.8470.
He dollar price closed the day of this Monday, February 20, 2023, and reached S/3.8420. Thus, it fell 0.10% compared to Friday’s close when it stood at S/ 3.8460, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
At 2.00 pm the green ticket in the parallel market It was listed at S/3,830 for the purchase and S/3,860 for the sale. While the referential exchange rate in the banking market came to S/3.8210 for the purchase and S/3.8690 for the sale at Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
“During the day, the offer came from local corporations, bringing the dollar to a minimum level of S/3.8380. US$161 million was traded in the market at an average price of S/3.8470. There was no intervention by the BCRP “said Fabiola Gutierrez, Currency Trader at Renta4 SAB.
In addition, he added that today there were low volumes traded in the foreign exchange market as it is a holiday in the US for Presidents’ Day. “Currencies in Latin America remained mixed. The most relevant data for this week are the minutes of the last Fed meeting, as well as the US GDP data, which would give more signals about monetary policy in terms of to slow down interest rate hikes,” he added.
Globally, the DXY was trading at 103.87 at market close.
Source: Larepublica
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