Dollar in Peru: what is the exchange rate today, March 16, 2022

The price of the US dollar in Peru was on the rise in the informal or parallel market today, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The exchange rate rose to S/ 3,710 for purchase and S/ 3,745 for sale, according to exchange houses in Lima.

On the other hand, in the interbank market, the greenback closed at S/ 3,740, according to data provided by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).

The monetary entity detailed that the dollar has a decline of 6.29% so far in 2022, compared to the result recorded at the end of last year (S / 3,991).

The foreign currency registered an appreciation of 10.28% at the end of 2021 due to the impact of political uncertainty and doubts about the economic outlook due to the new variants of the coronavirus.

Regionally, most Latin American currencies and stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, as a result of greater aversion to risk assets amid the advance of the war in Ukraine and a rise in coronavirus cases in China. , which offset a global decline in the dollar.

According to the Reuters agency, the attention of the markets was focused on the monetary policy meeting of the United States Federal Reserve, after which a cycle of interest rate hikes is expected to begin.

The dollar index, which compares the greenback to a basket of six major currencies, fell by around 0.1%.