The price of dollar in Peru it closed lower on Friday, in line with the currencies and stocks of the region, and hit a low of almost three months, according to the report of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).
The exchange rate it ended the day trading at S / 3,931, a 0.98% drop compared to Thursday’s close, at S / 3,970, according to the BCR.
With this result, the price of the dollar has reached a minimum of almost three months, since October 14, when it traded at S / 3,920.
So far this year, the greenback accumulates a decrease of 1.50% compared to the end of 2021, at S / 3,991.
During the session, the issuing entity placed interest rate swaps for a term of nine months for S / 50 million at an average rate of 3.93%. In addition, one-week deposits of S / 1,500 million at a rate of 3.00% and overnight deposits of S / 11,700 million at an average rate of 2.98%.
According to Archyde.com, regionally, most Latin American currencies and stock exchanges were trading profitably on Friday, amid a decline in the dollar in global markets after an expected employment data in the United States that was very below expectations.
The US Department of Labor said Friday that 199,000 jobs were created in December, lower than expected, compared to a figure of 249,000 in the previous month. A Archyde.com poll of 65 economists had forecast job creation to rise to 400,000.
The dollar index, which compares the movements of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, depreciated around 0.3%.
On the other hand, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar was bought at S / 3,920 and sold at S / 3,965, according to the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe.
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