Price of the dollar today in Peru: exchange rate and price on Monday, May 29, according to the BCRP

Know in this note the price of the dollar in Peru today, Monday, May 29, 2023, according to information provided by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

Last Friday, May 26, the US currency closed with a value of S/3.6770as announced by the issuing entity.

According to the BCRP, the interbank exchange rate had an average value of S/3.6672, with a minimum of S/3.6650 and a maximum of S/3.6750.

How much is the dollar today in Lima?

On the other hand, the exchange rate yesterday, Sunday May 28, according to Google Finance, was established at S/. 3.67. Likewise, the portal acuantoestareldolar.pe placed the price at between S/. 3.66 and S/. 3.69 depending on the purchase and sale, respectively.

Finally, Sunat reported the price of the dollar at an average of S/. 3,671 in purchase and S/. 3,675 for sale.

What happened last week with the price of the dollar?

Allisson Pérez, currency trader at Renta4 SAB, explained that the market was very volatile and the demand came from the offshore, while the offer by non-residents. Likewise, US$ 334 million was negotiated in the market at an average price of S/ 3.6945.

Meanwhile, globally, the dollar opened higher due to positive data from the United States. “Expectations are growing that the United States will not be able to pass the debt ceiling, since until today they have not reached an agreement, considering that the deadline is June 1, from that date the United States could run out of funds”Perez said.

On the other hand, the rating agency Fitch threatens to lower the rating of the northern country that it currently has at “AAA”, since there is no progress on the debt ceiling negotiations.