He dollar It closed the day this Thursday, February 29, 2024 lower and stood at S/3.7810. This meant a decline of 0.37% compared to Wednesday’s close, when it was quoted at S/3.7950, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). So far this year, the currency has accumulated a variation of 2.00%.
At 2.15 pm, The US currency in the parallel market was quoted at S/3.76 for purchase and S/3.80 for sale.. On the other hand, the reference exchange rate in the banking market reached S/3.6890 for purchases and S/3.8710 for sales in the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP).
According to Allisson Pérez, a trader at Divisas de Renta4 SAB, during the day, the supply came from non-residents, while the demand came from corporates. The dollar fluctuated between the levels of S/3.7720 and S/3.7870. US$652 million was traded in the market at an average price of S/3.7782. In addition, today there were maturities of Sale Exchange Swaps for S/70 million.
“At a global level, today the data on unemployment benefits in the United States came out, from which a result of 209,000 was expected, but it was 215,000, more than expected. Also, price data on personal consumption expenditures were published ( PCE) with a result of 2.4%,” Pérez commented. Latin American currencies closed mixed.
Source: Larepublica
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