the dollar price in Peru is trading at S / 3,635 on the interbank market, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). In the parallel market or exchange offices of Lima, the exchange rate it is quoted at S / 3,620 the purchase and S / 3,645 the sale.
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To try to contain the appreciation of the dollar, the BCR intervened through exchange swaps sale for S / 180 million at 6 months, at an average rate of 0.25%; for S / 221 million at 6 months, at an average rate of 0.2%; and for S / 200 million at 6 months, at an average rate of 0.25%. It also placed US $ 18 million in the spot market.
With the result of the day on Friday, the dollar notes an increase of 0.44% so far in 2021, compared to S / 3,619 recorded at the end of last year.
Three previous days, the greenback was below the price reached in 2020 in the face of expectations of an economic recovery driven by VOCID-19 vaccines.
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The dollar index, which measures the performance of the currency against a basket of prominent currencies, then rose optimistic economic data in United States: A rise in manufacturing activity to its maximum in more than 13 years in January and an unexpected gain of 0.7% in sales of used homes.
The price of or and the run, Peru’s main export metals, suffered losses in the metals market due to the impetus of the US currency and doubts in demand.
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