The price of dollar The day began with a slight decline this Tuesday, September 19 and reached S/3.7083, according to the Bloomberg agency. In this way, it fell 0.05% compared to S/3.7100 at the close of Monday, according to the report from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has accumulated a decline of -2.55%.
At 9.40 am The greenback in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.70 for purchase and S/3.72 for sale. For its part, in the banking market it reached S/3.6690 for purchases and S/3.7550 for sales at the windows of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
The US dollar fell against a basket of currencies as traders awaited a series of central bank interest rate decisions this week, including one from the Federal Reserve (FED) on Wednesday the 20th, according to Reuters.
The index dollar, which measures the currency against six major pairs, was down 0.07% at 105.01, not far from the six-month high of 105.43 touched on Thursday. Last week, the index rose for the ninth consecutive week, its longest winning streak in nearly a decade.
Resilient US growth has fueled a rally in the dollar in recent weeks, although the rally will likely be tested by a series of data and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.
The dollar came under some pressure against the euro following a report that indicated the European Central Bank could soon begin discussing how to drain some of the excess liquidity in the banking system, while the yen sank near 10-month lows against to the dollar.
The euro was steady at US$1.06915, after rising as high as US$1.0718 earlier in the session.
Meanwhile, sterling rose 0.12% to $1.2399, hovering around three-month lows, ahead of Thursday’s Bank of England interest rate decision, which is expected to lead to a final rise in rates. rates in the current cycle.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin rose 0.68% to $26,951, near a three-week high.
Source: Larepublica
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