The weight It was affected this Friday by the employment data of the United States economy, better than expected numbers, for which it fell strongly against the dollar.
According to the Bank of Mexicothe national currency depreciated 1.33 percent, or 25.40 cents, bringing the exchange rate to 19.41 units per greenback.
The peso also lost in the weekly balance, as it lost 0.54 percent against the dollar.
At the bank windowthe dollar is sold at 19.89 pesos each, according to information from Citibanamex.
“The Mexican peso operated with a depreciation, compared to yesterday, assimilating the positive employment report from the United States. The US labor market remains strong, with the creation of 263 thousand jobs during November, well above the 200 thousand predictedbut very close to the average generation of the last four months”, CIBanco specialists highlight.
The dollar index (dxy), which measures the strength of the US currency against a basket made up of six currencies from developed countries, registered a decrease of 0.20 percent, settling at 104.53 points.
Likewise, the bloomberg dollar index (bbdxy) shows a decline of 0.06 percent, operating around 1,256.47 units.
In the money market, the yield of the 10-year Mbono, in Mexico, is located at a rate of 3.61 percent, while, in the United States, the 10-year bond is placed at a level of 9.32 percent.
The currencies that lost the most against the dollar this Friday were:
- The Bulgarian lev with 0.72 percent.
- The Brazilian real, with 0.48 percent.
- The Chilean peso, with 0.40 percent.
- The Peruvian sol, with 0.26 percent.
- The Russian ruble, with 0.25 percent.