At the beginning of operations on Thursday, the US currency fell more than 15 pesos.
The dollar yields pressure on inflation in the country.
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By: Economy and Business
December 17, 2020, 12:22 pm
The Colombian currency market again surprised this Thursday with another downturn in the interbank dollar negotiation. At the beginning of the day, the US currency is transmitted at 3,401.01 pesos, 15 units less than the official rate (TRM) that currently stands at 3,416.21 pesos, as reported by the electronic trading system of the Stock Exchange. Securities of Colombia (BVC).
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However, as for the exchange rate this Thursday for a single dollar was managed to pay a minimum price of 3,400.30 pesos, very close to the 3,800 pesos seen 10 months ago (February 21, 2020) when the official rate is around this level.
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Throughout today’s session, the currency has had a slight recovery to reach a maximum price of 3,411.30 pesos. However, at this time the average rate is about 3,407 pesos.
Taking into account this average rate for this day, which corrected in December the dollar in Colombia has fallen to about 185 pesos.
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