The dollar closed this Tuesday, October 12 at S / 4.0390, after starting the day at S / 4.0702, as reported by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). Its lowest level since July 30, when it traded at S / 4.0700.
During the session, the monetary entity intervened directly for US $ 10 million at an average exchange rate of S / 4.0390 per dollar. Also, with exchange rate and interest rate swaps; for S / 100 million and S / 120 million. As well as CDV BCRP for S / 300 million and repor for US $ 200 million.
In this way, the green ticket it had a drop of 0.83% compared to the close of Monday, when it stood at S / 4.0730.
For its part, the greenback is traded in the main banks of the country in S / 4,009 the purchase and S / 4,08 the sale. The exchange houses and ordinary money changers, meanwhile, offer the currency at S / 4.04 for the purchase and S / 4.09 for the sale.
This third consecutive decline in the dollar occurs after the appointment of Mirtha Vasquez as the new head of the ministerial cabinet, last October 6. In addition to the ratification of the president of the BCRP, Julio Velarde, two days later.
At the international level, green ticket surged to a one-year high on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce a reduction in its massive bond-buying program next month, and because concerns about rising energy prices sent investors to dollar safe-haven softer US payroll figures.
The yields of the two-year Treasury bond of EE. UU. sreached their highest level in more than 18 months, as investors sold US debt, considering that rising energy prices would drive inflation and increase pressure on the Fed to act ahead of schedule.
With information from Reuters.
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