The dollar in Peru hit a new record price at the close of today’s exchange rate session, Friday, August 20th.
According to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), the exchange rate close to S / 4,117 at the interbank level in the Peruvian market.
Today’s price is 0.30% higher than that recorded last day, noting its fifth consecutive rise despite the BCR intervention.
To avoid a further increase in the price of the green ticket, the BCR sold US $ 257 million and placed foreign exchange swaps for S / 140 million in 1 month, at an average rate of 0.60%.
It is now estimated that so far this 2021, the price of the American currency has risen 13.76%.
Why did the dollar go up?
On this day the price of the American currency was boosted by the international panorama and local political uncertainty, which would persist until the day Guido Bellido’s cabinet cabinet comes to Congress for the confidence vote.
Internationally the investors they remained concerned about the economic impact of the VOCID-19 Delta variant on the world as several Asian countries, from Australia to Vietnam, announced more drastic restrictions and longer-term confinements.
According to Reuters, as a side effect the oil prices, Which is a major currency generator for countries in the region, fell for the seventh consecutive session as the new quarantines lowered the outlook for crude oil demand.
On the other hand, the markets stayed alert to any signal on the monetary adjustment that would realize the Federal Reserve of the United States.
Dollar in Peru: How much does it cost you to exchange?
On this day the changers they buy the dollar at S / 4.11 and sell it at S / 4.13, according to the latest report from the quantoestaeldolar.pe platform.
In addition, in the banks the purchase price is between S / 3.97 and S / 4.16, and the sale price is between S / 4.12 and S / 4.25.
While in online exchange houses the dollar is bought at between S / 4.09 and S / 4.11, and sold at between S / 4.11 and S / 4.13.