He dollar It closed the day on Monday, January 8, 2024 lower and stood at S/3.6980, a value close to what was recorded in the last days of 2023. This meant a decline of 0.59% compared to Friday’s close. when it stood at S/3.7200, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year it has accumulated a variation of -0.24%.
At 2.00 p.m. The US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.69 for purchase and S/3.72 for sale. While the reference exchange rate in the parallel market reached S/3.6050 for purchases and S/3.7880 for sales in the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
At the international level, the dollar fell against the euro and the yen, as investors continued to digest last week’s economic data in the United States and awaited the release of key inflation data for new clues on when the Federal Reserve might begin cutting rates. according to Reuters.
The greenback initially rallied on Friday, January 5, after data showed employers hired 216,000 workers in December, above economists’ expectations, while average hourly earnings rose 0.4% on the month.
However, the currency fell afterwards as investors focused on some underlying factors in the report that showed less strength. The currency fell further after another report showed that the US services sector slowed considerably in December, with a measure of employment falling to the lowest level in almost three and a half years.
The index dollar It fell 0.21%, to 102.24 units, after gaining 1% last week, the largest increase in six months. While the euro rose 0.21%, to US$1.09635. The greenback fell 0.37% to 144.08 yen. Among cryptocurrencies, bitcoin rose 2.12% to US$44,874.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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