He dollar price closed the day of this Thursday, July 20, and was placed at S/3.5850, which meant an advance of 0.11% compared to the close of Friday when it was located at S/3.581, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
At 2.00 p.m. m the green ticket in the parallel market was quoted at S/3,570 for the purchase and S/3,600 for the sale. While the referential exchange rate in the banking market reached S/3.5610 for the purchase and S/3.6120 for the sale at the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
During the day, the demand came from offshores, while the offer came from corporates, said Allisson Pérez, Renta4 SAB Currency Trader. He added that the dollar had a minimum price of S/3.5790 and a maximum price of S/3.5920 and that US$245 million was traded in the market at an average price of S/3.5881. In addition, there were maturities of Exchange Swap Sale for S/40 million.
At the local level, the Peruvian sol depreciates slightly, due to political uncertainty over the takeover of Lima that seeks the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
At a global level, the dollar appreciates due to data on applications for unemployment benefits that came out better than expected. This is a good indicator, since despite the high interest rates, there are jobs in the US, which could prevent the US from entering a recession. On the other hand, China seeks to grow its economy through foreign investment, since its economy is not growing as expected.
Source: Larepublica
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