Price of the dollar today in Peru: exchange rate and price on Friday, May 19, according to the BCRP

Meet the price of the dollar in Peru today, Friday, May 19, 2023, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

Yesterday, Thursday May 18, the US currency closed with a value of S/3.6980according to what was reported by the issuing entity in its official channels.

The average price of the dollar on Thursday was S/3.7030, with a minimum value of S/3.6960 and a maximum of S/3.7060.

Allisson Pérez, Foreign Exchange trader at Renta4 SAB, explained that during yesterday the demand came from offshores, while the offer came from corporations and BCRP intervention by placing Sale Exchange Swaps for S/ 500 million at an average rate of 5.54 %.

He added that US$391 million was negotiated in the market at an average price of S/3.6954. During the day, the dollar reached a minimum price of S/3.6900 and a maximum price of S/3.6990. In addition, today the Sales Exchange Swaps expired for S/ 250 million.

Globally, negative data came out in the United States, on IEA crude oil inventories and building permits. On the other hand, the price of copper fell by 10%, which makes the dollar recover slightly.

How much is the dollar in Lima?

This was the exchange rate report released by the BCRP on its last day on May 18:

Likewise, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the dollar was trading at S/ 3.68 for the purchase and S/ 3.71 for the sale, according to data from the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe.