The price of the dollar closed the day of this Tuesday, August 22, up and was located at S/3.7240, which meant a decline of 0.11% compared to the close of Monday when it was located at S/3.7280. according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
At 2.00 pm the US currency in the parallel market It was listed at S/3,710 for the purchase and S/3,730 for the sale. While the referential exchange rate in the parallel market The purchase reached S/3.7020 and the sale at the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
During the day there was upward pressure due to offshore market demand, which was mitigated by the intervention of the BCRP by placing foreign exchange Swaps for sale for S/200.1 million at 6 months with an average rate of 5.45%, reported Gianina Villavicencio, Foreign Exchange intermediation manager at Rent4 SAT. In addition, US$485 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.7289.
Internationally, the currency continues to strengthen, driven by the expectation of comments on a possible increase in reference rates from Jerome Powell, president of the Fed. These comments are expected at the central bankers’ symposium in Jackson Hole on Friday, August 25.
Source: Larepublica
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