Peru exchange rate: How much is the dollar priced at? Today, November 6, 2021

The dollar closed down this Friday in the local exchange market a day after Congress granted the vote of confidence to the Ministerial Cabinet led by Mirtha Vásquez, while globally the greenback strengthened as the employment data in the United States surprised on the upside.

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The dollar it moved with ups and downs during the day. To contain the rise of the greenback, the BCR went out to place exchange swaps for S / 320 million in two auctions and interest rate swaps for S / 200 million.

Minutes before the close of the day, the issuing institute also went out to sell US $ 74 million directly in the market, at an average exchange rate of S / 4.0150 per dollar. With this, the BCR accumulates cash sales of US $ 617 million in November and US $ 10,639 million so far this year.

With 68 votes in favor, 56 against and 1 abstention, the Congress of the Republic granted this Thursday the confidence vote to the Ministerial Cabinet chaired by Mirtha Vásquez.

Uncertainty gripped the market during the week after the confidence vote after the questioning of the former Minister of the Interior, Luis Barranzuela, who resigned from office prior to the Parliament’s decision.

Operators have reported that the dollar may drop below S / 4 after the Vásquez Cabinet obtained the confidence vote, so it is expected to overcome the atmosphere of tension between the Executive and the Legislature that exacerbated the uncertainty.

Internationally, the US currency continued to appreciate against its major peers.

Reuters reported that the index dollar it traded at 94,529 units, close to the 12-month highs hit in October, as the US currency gained ground against the euro.

With the result of the day, the dollar accumulates a gain of 10.86% against the sun so far in 2021, after closing at S / 3,619 last year.