He dollar It closed the day of this Thursday, October 12, 2023 higher and stood at S/3.8400, which meant an advance of 0.23% compared to the close on Wednesday when it was quoted at S/3.8310, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has accumulated a variation of 0.87%.
At 2.15 p.m. The US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.82 for purchase and S/3.85 for sale. While in the banking market the purchase reached S/3.7460 and the sale reached S/3.9300 at the windows of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
The US consumer price index rose 0.4% in September as rental costs rose, but a continued moderation in underlying inflation pressures supported market expectations that the Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates next month.
The recent buoyancy in stocks followed comments from Federal Reserve officials suggesting that U.S. interest rates – which tend to drive up global borrowing costs – may have finally peaked.
In early trading, benchmark US 10-year bond yields rose 1.5 basis points (bps) to 4.611%, after earlier hitting two-week lows.
In the currency market, the dollar index rose 0.615% to 106.310, while the euro fell 0.63% to US$1.055. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,871.65 an ounce.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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