The exchange rate closed today with S/3.7500, 0.11% more than the last day, where it targeted S/3.7460, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
In the parallel market, the greenback is now at S/3,730 for purchase and S/3,755 for sale; while in banking, the purchase and sale is at S/3,706 and S/3,792, respectively.
During the day, the market opened higher due to corporate demand, with volatile behavior. Along these lines, the dollar oscillated between a minimum level of S/3,740 and a maximum level of S/3,750. Likewise, US$342 million were traded in the market at an average price of S/3.7463 and The BCRP intervened by placing exchange swap sales for S/160 million at an average rate of 6.09%detailed Fabiola Gutiérrez, Foreign Exchange Trader at Renta4 SAB.
On the other hand, regarding the global scenario, today the consumer confidence indicator of the The Conference Board which was higher than expected (97.5), pointing to 102 after four months of downward trend. Thus, in this survey, Consumers evaluated a slight improvement in market conditions, perceived in all age groups, compared to last monthsaid Gutiérrez.
So far this year, the dollar has accumulated a variation of 1.16% and in year-on-year terms, 1.99%, according to the BCRP.
Source: Larepublica
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