The price of dollar closed the week down and stood at around S/3.7760 this Friday, April 14, according to the official scoreboard of the Central Reserve Bank (BCRP).
The day before, the US currency had closed at S/3.7770 and then advanced to S/3.7870 this Friday morning. With this, the dollar reaches a depreciation of 0.03% compared to the previous date.
During the day, the offer came from renewals of Sale Exchange Swaps for S/ 200 million, while the demand was leveraged by offshores.
US$ 380 million were traded in the market at an average price of S/3,822. Thus, the dollar had a minimum price of S/3.7740 and a maximum price of S/3.7870.
Allisson Pérez, Foreign Exchange trader at Renta4 SAB, explained that this Friday the 14th there were maturities of Exchange Swaps for sale for S/ 410 million. Latin American currencies closed mixed and the USD INDEX (DXY) is currently trading at 100.60.
“At the local level, the BCRP maintains its reference rate at 7.75%, being the highest rate in history in Peru. 12-month inflation expectations remained at 4.3% in March, above the limit higher,” Perez said.
Globally, there is negative data in the US. Despite this, the largest banks in the US have calmed the markets, which has generated confidence in consumers causing the dollar to appreciate today.
Source: Larepublica
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