The exchange rate of the dollar it closed lower this Wednesday, April 5, and was located around S/3.7710, according to the official board of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
The day before, the green ticket had finished its day at S/3.7730 and then climbed to S/3.7680 this Wednesday morning, the last one before the start of Holy Week in our country. This is equivalent to a drop of 20 basis points.
During the date, an expiration of sale exchange swaps for S/840 million was registered, which boosted the rise of the dollar, reaching a maximum level of S/3.7750. US$ 327 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.7722.
Gianina Villavicencio, manager of Foreign Exchange Brokerage at Renta4 SAB, reported that the BCRP placed 1-year foreign exchange swaps for S/ 500 million, with an average rate of 5.47%.
“At a global level, the dollar rises slightly, since investors are waiting for the publication of the non-farm payrolls that will be released this Friday, which would be giving a better overview of the Fed’s monetary policy decisions,” referred.
In the market of exchange houses and ordinary money changers, the currency is sold at S/3.74 for purchase and S/3.77 for sale, as La República was able to verify.
Source: Larepublica
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