The price of dollar It opened with a slight decline in the exchange session this Wednesday, January 31, 2024 and was placed at S/3.8002, according to Bloomberg. Which meant a decline of 0.23% compared to Tuesday’s close when it was quoted at S/3.8090, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year the currency has had a variation of 2.75%.
At 9.50 am The US currency in the parallel market was at S/3.78 for purchase and S/3.81 for sale. While the reference exchange rate in the banking market reached S/3.6530 for purchases and S/3.8470 for sales in the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
At the international level, the dollar rose and was headed for its biggest monthly gain since September, while the yen was headed for its biggest monthly drop in almost a year, pending the US interest rate decision to close January.
This month the dollar index has gained 2.1% against a basket of six major currencies, as markets lowered expectations about the speed and scale of U.S. rate cuts amid strong economic data and comments from central bankers.
The dollar index rose 0.1% today, Wednesday, January 31, to 103.51, just below Monday’s 103.82, which equaled the seven-week high it hit last week.
While the euro fell 0.2% to US$1.0829, Sterling fell by a similar amount, to $1.2680, ahead of the Bank of England’s monetary policy announcement on Thursday. The yuan operated at 7.1771 units per dollar, accumulating a decrease of 1% less in the month.
With information from Reuters.
Source: Larepublica
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