The exchange rate closed today at S/3.7580, 0.05% more than the last day, when it was at S/3.7560 according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
In the parallel market, the greenback is priced at S/3,740 for purchase and S/3,765 for sale; while in the banking market, it is priced at S/3,730 and S/4,766 for purchase and sale, respectively.
During the day, the dollar was slightly pressured upwards by demand from local corporations and the offshore market, bringing the currency to a minimum price of S/3.75 and a maximum of S/3.76. Meanwhile, US$289 million were traded on the market at an average price of S/3,7547 and S/950 million in Foreign Exchange Swaps for Sale expired, of which S/769.5 million were renewed between 3 and 12 months, explains Gianina Villavicencio, currency intermediation manager at Renta4 SAB.
At a global level, the dollar is losing ground after President Joe Biden’s resignation in his quest for US presidential re-election. The emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate who will contest the post against former President Donald Trump on the Republican side is generating concerns Caution in the face of volatility in the financial marketadds Villavicencio.
So far this year, the dollar has accumulated a variation of 1.38% and in interannual terms, of 4.74%, according to the BCRP.
Source: Larepublica
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