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Dollar closes lower in its first session of the year and is trading at S / 3,960

The dollar price It closed lower and stood at S / 3,960 in the session of Monday, January 3, 2022, reported the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

In this way, the currency fell by 0.77% compared to the close of last Friday, December 31, when it stood at S / 3.991.

On the other hand, the purchase in the parallel market was located at S / 3.95 and the sale at S / 4.00. Regarding the price of the bank dollar, the purchase is quoted at S / 3,933 and the sale at S / 4.05.

During the session, the issuing entity went on the market to sell US $ 160 million at an average exchange rate of S / 3.997 per dollar to mitigate the volatility of the currency. Likewise, a 3-month interest rate swap for S / 50 million was placed at an average rate of 2.96%.

This occurs after the Chinese corporation MMG, owner of the Las Bambas mine, announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange the total restart of its operations in the copper deposit. The mining company’s decision comes after the surrounding communities will unblock the path after a dialogue table led by Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez, last Thursday, December 30, 2021.

BVL and verde

The Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) closed its first session of the year with most of its shares in green. Thus, it registered 12 sectors up and 2 down.

In detail, the S & P / BVL Peru General Index, the most representative of the Lima stock market, it advanced 0.25% to 21,164.03 points. While the selective index, which is made up of the most traded shares in the local market, grew by 0.52% and recorded 566.48 units.

Data

BVL in 2021. The general index of the Lima Stock Exchange accumulated a variation of + 1.39% during the past year, and the selective in + 2.20%. The sectors with the best performance were construction (+ 35.51%) and industrial (+ 35.43%), followed by mining (+ 5.55%) and consumption (5.45%). While the financial and electric closed in negative.

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