The price of dollar It closed with a slight increase on Wednesday, September 20, and stood at S/3.7230, which meant an advance of 0.24% compared to Tuesday’s close when it was quoted at S/3.7140, according to the Bank. Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has accumulated a variation of -2.21%.
At 1.50 pm The US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.69 for purchase and S/3.72 for sale. While in the banking market the purchase reached S/3.6180 and the sale reached S/3.8270 in the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
He dollar American reduced its losses against a basket of currencies, after the United States Federal Reserve (FED) kept interest rates stable but toughened its stance with a new rate increase projected for the end of the year, according to the report of Reuters.
As they did in June, Fed policymakers at the median still consider the benchmark interest rate The central bank’s overnight rate will peak this year in the range of 5.50%-5.75%, just a quarter of a percentage point above the current range.
The index of dollar American, which measures the currency against a basket of rivals, fell 0.076% to 105.04, after reaching 104.66 earlier in the session.
Last week, the index rose for a ninth straight week, its longest winning streak in nearly a decade, as resilient U.S. growth has fueled a rally in the dollar. Interest rate-sensitive two-year Treasury yields hit 17-year highs after the Federal Reserve’s decision.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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