The price of the US dollar in Peru opened lower on Wednesday, amid lower aversion to risk assets, as markets look for clues about future movements in interest rates in the United States.
The exchange rate operates at S/ 3,999 per dollar, a slight reduction of 0.03% compared to the close of trading on Tuesday, according to the Bloomberg agency.
So far this year, the greenback accumulates a decline of 0.95% compared to the last price of 2021, at S / 3,991.
On the other hand, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar is bought at S/ 3.98 and sold at S/ 4.00, according to data from the portal cualestaeldolar.pe.
Regionally, most Latin American currencies and stock markets closed higher on Tuesday due to lower aversion to risky assets, as markets seek clues about future movements in interest rates in the United States. Joined.
According to the Reuters Agency, Wall Street continued to advance on Tuesday, as a series of weak data fueled hopes that the Federal Reserve will slow its aggressive pace of interest rate hikes, while European stocks hit one-month highs for gains. business better than expected.
The dollar index, which compares the greenback to a basket of six major currencies, gave up slight gains in the session and fell, giving commodities a boost. In its last quote it lost 0.8%.
Source: Elcomercio
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