He dollar price The exchange session of this Thursday, August 17, 2023, began downwards and was located at S / 3.7157, according to Bloomberg. Which means a decline of 0.25% compared to the S/3.7250 reported at the close of the day before by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the currency accumulates a variation of -2.15%.
At 10:40 am, the US currency on the parallel market was trading at S/3.70 for purchase and S/3.73 for sale. While the reference exchange rate in the exchange market was S/3,680 for the purchase and S/ 3,766 for the sale at the windows of Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
According to Reuters, in the currency markets, the index of the dollarwhich measures the US currency against six rivals, was down slightly after hitting a two-month high of 103.59, down 0.2% at 103.23.
In raw materials, oil prices were rebounding after three sessions of falls. US crude rose 1.16% to $80.29 a barrel and Brent to $84.21, up 0.92% on the day.
The rise in rates has weighed on non-yielding gold, which hit a five-month low on Thursday. The metal was trading at $1,896 an ounce, after falling to $1,888.30.
Source: Larepublica
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