The exchange rate closed today at S/3.7600, 0.61% less than the previous day, when it was at S/3.7830, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
In the parallel market, the greenback is now at S/3,750 for purchase and S/3,790 for sale; while in the banking market, it is at S/3,722 and S/3,808 for purchase and sale, respectively.
During the day, US$364 million were traded on the interbank spot market, slightly above the average flow since the beginning of the week. Likewise, today there was a maturity of the Foreign Exchange Swap Sale by the BCRP for S/300 million, which was renewed in its entirety to 6 months, explained Jimena Torres, Foreign Exchange Trader at Renta4 SAB.
On the other hand, the US inflation data was published today, which, in annual terms, stood at 3.3% in June (less than the 3.4% expected by the market), increasing the chances of a Fed cut in September.
So far this year, the dollar has accumulated a variation of 1.43% and in interannual terms, of 3.81%, according to the BCRP.
Source: Larepublica
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