The price of the dollar began the day with a slight decline this Wednesday, March 29, and reached S/ 3.7635, according to the Bloomberg agency. This way, it advanced 0.04% compared to S/ 3.7650 at the close of Tuesday, according to the report of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the currency has accumulated a decline of -1.10%.
At 9.20 am the green ticket in the parallel market was trading at S/3.74 for the purchase and S/3.78 for the sale. For its part, in the banking market it reached S/ 3,665 in purchases and S/ 3,847 in sales at the windows of Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
Internationally, a survey conducted on Tuesday, March 28, showed that US consumer confidence rose unexpectedly in March, despite recent turbulence in financial markets, but Americans continue to expect inflation to stay high over the next year.
The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six other currencies, was mostly flat on the day at 102.46.
In currency markets, the euro rose 0.15% to $1.0862, while sterling rose 0.1% to $1.2355. Yields on Treasury bonds USA They fell, leaving the benchmark 10-year note down 1 basis point at 3.554% and the yield on the two-year note also fell 1bp to 4.05%.
Meanwhile, the gold it fell 0.5% to $1,964 an ounce but was still within sight of last week’s highs around $2,000.
In commodities, oil rose for the third day in a row as market sentiment improved and the halt in some exports from Iraqi Kurdistan raised supply concerns. Brent crude futures rose 0.8% to $79.28while US crude futures rose 1% to $73.94 a barrel.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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