The US currency fell 0.26% compared to the S/3.8420 at the close of the day before. US$380 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.8323.
He dollar price closed down the day of this Tuesday, February 21, 2023 and reached S / 3.8320. This figure is equivalent to a decline of 0.26% compared to the close of the day before when it was placed at S/3.8420, as reported by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the dollar has registered a variation of 0.66%.
At 1.50 pm the green ticket in the parallel market It was located at S/3.82 for the purchase and S/3.85 for the sale. While the referential exchange rate in the banking market The purchase amounted to S/3,728 and the sale amounted to S/3,932 at the windows of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
According to Fabiola Gutierrez, Foreign Exchange trader at Renta4 SAB, during the day the offer came from local corporations leading to dollar at a minimum level of S/3.8240. ANDUS$380 million were traded on the market at an average price of S/3.8323.
Globally the dollar It gained ground after the PMI index for the manufacturing sector in the United States for the month of February came to 47.80 compared to the estimated 46.90, a better-than-expected indicator, although it still remains in a phase of contraction in the sector. The dollar index was trading at 104.18 at the close of the market.
The minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve (Fed) held between January 31 and February 1 will be published tomorrow, according to Gutierrez.
Source: Larepublica

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