He dollar It closed the day this Wednesday, January 10, 2024 lower and stood at S/3.6990. This meant a decline of 0.30% compared to Tuesday’s close when it was quoted at S/3.7100, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has accumulated a variation of -0.22%.
At 2.00 pm the US currency In the parallel market it was quoted at S/3.69 for the purchase and S/3.72 for the sale. While the reference exchange rate in the banking market reached S/3.60 for purchases and S/3.78 for sales in the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
He dollar rose against the yen on Wednesday but fell against the euro, as investors awaited Thursday’s U.S. inflation data for fresh clues about when the Federal Reserve is likely to start cutting interest rates.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin fell after a message on social media late Tuesday from the account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were approved in bitcoins, but it was later revealed that it had been done by an unauthorized person.
The index dollar has remained in a tight range since Friday, January 5, when it was volatile, initially jumping on data showing strong employment gains in December, before falling on some soft underlying details of the jobs report.
The dollar index was trading flat, at 102.51 units, while the euro advanced 0.1%, to US$1.09425. The US currency appreciated 0.69% against its Japanese pair, to 145.47 yen.
Bitcoin fell 2.18% to US$45,147. It briefly hit a 21-month high of $47,897 on Tuesday after the SEC blamed a hack.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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