Dollar closes down at S / 3,852 after BCR intervention

The price of the dollar in Peru fell at the end of the day this Friday, amid questions and requests for the president of the Council of Ministers, Héctor Valer, to step aside from his position, because he faces accusations of family violence.

At the end of the operations, the exchange rate was quoted at S/ 3,852 per dollar in the interbank market, a drop of 0.21% compared to S / 3,860 at the close of Thursday, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).

To curb the rise during the session on Friday, the issuing entity placed interest rate swaps for a term of nine months for S/ 50 million at the average rate of 4.10% and also a foreign exchange swap sale for S/ 260 million.

In addition, a one-month currency repo was placed for S/ 200 million at a rate of 4.05%.

So far this year, the greenback has recorded a decline of 3.48% compared to the end of 2021, at S / 3,991.

Globally, the foreign currency rose after the US Department of Labor said on Friday that 467,000 jobs were created in the first month of the year, above expectations, compared to 510,000 in the previous month.

A Reuters poll of 92 economists had forecast job creation to fall to 150,000.

At the local level, operators still have certain doubts regarding the future of the Ministerial Cabinet led by Congressman Héctor Valer. Even some parliamentarians commented that they will not give him a vote of confidence in Congress.

However, the appointment of Oscar Graham, as head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), has provided some calm about what can be expected in economic matters.

In the parallel market or the main exchange houses the dollar it was bought at S/ 3,835 and sold at S/ 3,875, according to the portal quantumestaeldolar.pe.