He dollar exchange rate The exchange session this Friday, September 8, 2023 closed with a slight increase and reached S/3.7160. This meant an advance of 0.13% compared to Thursday’s close when it was quoted at S/3.7110, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
At 2.00 pm the greenback in the parallel market The purchase price was S/3,700 and the sale price was S/3,720. While the referential exchange rate in the banking market The purchase amounted to S/3.7090 and the sale amounted to S/3.7220 at the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
During the day, the dollar had an upward behavior due to local corporate demand. The exchange rate was at a minimum level of S/3.710 and reached the maximum level of S/3.7190, according to Fabiola Gutierrez, Currency Trader at Renta4 SAB. She added that US$323 million were traded in the market at an average price of S/3.7155.
Globally, the dollar fell this Friday, consolidating the gains accumulated during the week thanks to better-than-expected US economic data, but the strong underlying trend remained amid stable consumer and labor markets, which have remained stable chances of another interest rate hike this year, according to Reuters.
Late in the morning, the US dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major peers, was down 0.2% at 104.84. It hit a six-month high of 105.15 in the previous session. The index so far this week is up 0.6%.
Despite the fall, the US currency was headed for eight consecutive weeks of gains, the longest streak since 2014
Source: Larepublica
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