He dollar It closed the day of this Wednesday 27, 2023 higher and stood at S/3.6950, which meant an advance of 0.08% compared to the close on Tuesday when it was quoted at S/3.6920, according to the Central Bank Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has accumulated a variation of -2.94%.
At 2.50 pm The US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.68 for purchase and S/3.70 for sale. While in the banking market the purchase reached S/3.6510 and the sale reached S/3.7370 at the windows of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
According to Fabiola Gutierrez, currency trader at Renta4 SAB, during the day the market pushed upwards due to corporate demand, remaining at the close. Thus, the dollar It oscillated between the minimum levels of S/3.6830 and the maximum levels of S/3.6950.
US$337 million were traded in the market at an average price of S/3.6913. The BCRP intervened by placing an exchange swap sale for S/200 million at an average rate of 5.21%. Likewise, there were exchange swap sales maturities for S/200 million.
The market is awaiting the results of the labor market to be announced on Thursday, December 28, so it is expected that new unemployment claims will be 210,000. While the index of dollar It was trading at 101.00 at market close.
Source: Larepublica
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