After five sessions of a reductionist streak, the dollar closed slightly higher and settled at S / 3.9750 in the operations of the Wednesday, October 13, after starting the day at S / 4.0318, as reported by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
In this way, the greenback raised its price after a week of downward trend, after the ministerial changes and the ratification of Julio Velarde took place.
Thus, the currency took refuge 0.18% compared to the close of last Thursday, October 14, when it stood at S / 3.9200.
During the day, the BCRP did not intervene. It only placed CDR BCRP for S / 350 million and exchange swap sale for S / 650 million.
For its part, the greenback is traded in the main banks of the country in S / 3,936 the purchase and S / 3,989 the sale. The exchange houses and ordinary money changers, meanwhile, offer the currency at S / 3.93 for the purchase and S / 3.97 for the sale.
At the international level, green ticket, was down against a basket of major currencies on Friday, on course to break its five-week winning streak as global risk appetite rebounded, reducing demand for the safe-haven currency.
Global stock markets have rebounded this week as fears about a stagflationary economy have eased thanks to higher than expected corporate earnings in the United States.
The dollar index firmed up after the retail sales data, but then traded lower and was down 0.19% for the week, after appreciating for the previous five weeks.
With information from Reuters and Bloomberg.
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