He dollar It closed the day on Tuesday, January 23, higher and stood at S/3.7690, which meant an advance of 0.75% compared to Monday’s close when it was quoted at S/3.7410, according to the Central Bank. Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has accumulated a variation of 1.67%.
At 2.15 p.m. The US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.74 for purchase and S/3.77 for sale.. While in the banking market the purchase reached S/3.6770 and the sale reached S/3.8590 at the windows of the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
Oil prices fell on a day in which traders had on one side of the balance the interruptions to production in the United States and tension in the Middle East and Europe, and on the other an increase in crude oil supply in Libya and Norway.
At 17:53 GMT, Brent futures were down 71 cents, or 0.8%, at $79.35 a barrel, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were down 55 cents, or 0.8%. 7%, to US$74.51.
Oil futures They have traded volatile due to the uncertainty surrounding various supply and demand indicators.
“Traders are weighing the economic outlook, interest rates, OPEC+ and the risk of supply disruptions as a result of events in the Red Sea. None of these aspects are clearer than they were a few weeks ago,” said analyst Craig Erlam. from OANDA.
Oil rose about 2% on Monday, after Ukrainian drone attack on Novatek fuel export terminal in the Balticnear St. Petersburg, raised concerns about supply.
In the Middle East, tensions rose after US and British forces carried out a second joint round of attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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