Dollar in Peru: What is the exchange rate today, Sunday, May 29

The exchange rate was quoted at S/ 3.693 per dollar at the close of the day, a rise of 0.9207% compared to the close of its previous session at S/ 3.659, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).

So far this year, the greenback accumulates a decline of 8.32% compared to the last price of 2021 at S / 3,991.

“Today’s session began with the opening of the market at 3.6550, little flow in the market, in the morning there was an offer from local corporations (mining), but the demand from corporations and banks weighed, Exchange Swap Sale for S/ 100 million at 1 year, at an average rate of 2.40% to stop the depreciation of the currency.”says Javier Bernaola, currency trader at Renta4 SAB.

In addition, US$344 million were traded on the market at an average price of 3.6703. Currencies in LATAM woke up mixed and the dollar index (DXY) trading at 101.83 at market close.

On the other hand, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar it is bought at S/ 3,660 and it is sold at S/ 3,700, according to the portal quantumestaeldolar.pe.

Regionally, Latin American stock and currency markets were trading gains on Friday, extending the previous day’s trend and in line with Wall Street, amid weakness in the dollar and with the Colombian peso at a maximum of a month before the presidential elections.

According to the Reuters agency, the markets reacted to consumer data in the United States that softened concerns about economic growth and that gave signs that the worst in inflation was probably reached.