The dollar exchange rate closed the trading day this Thursday, August 24, downwards and was located at S / 3.6920which represents a drop of 0.57% compared to Wednesday’s close when the US currency had a value of S/3.7130, according to official information from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
In the parallel market, the dollar It was located at S/3.68 for the purchase and S/3.72 for the sale. While the referential exchange rate in the banking market was S/3.6090 for the purchase and S/3.7720, according to the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
According to Gianina Villavicencio, Foreign Exchange Brokerage Manager at Renta4 SAB, during the day there were offers from mining companies and local corporations, with the dollar reaching a minimum price of S/3.6890. US$349 million were negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.6973.
Globally the dollar holding steady, investors are looking forward to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at an annual central bank summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, seeking clues about the future path interest rates in the United States. The dollar index traded at 103.90 (+0.55%).
Source: Larepublica
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