He dollar price closed down the day of this Wednesday, April 26, 2023 and it was located at S/3.7440. In this way, it presented a decline of 0.32% compared to Tuesday’s close, when it traded at S/3.7560, as reported by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the currency has registered a variation of -1.34%.
At 1.50 p.m. In the parallel market, the currency traded at S/3.73 for purchase and S/3.76 for sale. For its part, in the banking market it was bought at S/3,643 and sold at S/3,833 at the windows of Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
According to Asvim Asencios, Renta4 SAB currency trader, during the day the offer came from local corporations and non-resident companies, taking the dollar at a minimum level of S/3.7420. US$269 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.7449.
The BCRP intervened by placing a 1-year currency swap for S/200 million at an average rate of 5.97%. Likewise, there were maturities of exchange swap sales for S/ 400 million.
“The dollar fell on new signs of a slowdown in the US economy, after the results on basic capital goods orders fell more than expected in March. Copper prices rose 0.3% due to the weakening of the dollar“, commented Asencios. Thus, the dollar index was quoted at closing at 101.2
Source: Larepublica
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