The dollar opened the first day of February at S/ 3.8622, according to information from the Bloomberg portal at 9:00 a.m. Which represented a 0.42% increase in greenback by 0.42% compared to the close of January 31 (S/ 3.8460).
This occurs in the midst of the political crisis that triggered the resignation of the Cabinet of Mirtha Vásquez, after four months of regular stability for the markets. Just to highlight that in January the Peruvian sol strengthened by 3.63%. However, experts affirm that the market will cautiously await the appointments of the head of the PCM and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Internationally, the safe haven currency fell for a second consecutive session in early trading, surpassing a 19-month high reached on Jan. 28, while risk-sensitive currencies such as the Australian dollar and sterling gained.
After falling almost 5% in January, global equities started February slightly firmer and currency markets also turned around.
The US dollar index fell on Monday. As of 9:25 am, the gauge was down -0.23% to 96.3160, according to Bloomberg.
Meanwhile, the Lima Stock Exchange opened with the S&P Peru General at -0.15%; but at 9:31 am it recovered and stood at 0.20% (22,989.53) integers. While the S&P Peru Select marked 0.21% (613.21).
This is due to gains in the consumer goods (0.13%), finance (0.29%) and mining (0.27%) sectors.
Source: Larepublica
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