Peru exchange rate: Check the purchase and sale price. Today, December 5, 2021

The dollar price In Peru it was trading down in the informal market (parallel) today, Sunday, December 5, 2021. The exchange rate fell to S / 4,055 for the purchase and S / 4,080 for the sale, according to exchange houses in Lima.

On the other hand, in the interbank market, the greenback traded at S / 4.0710 in the interbank market, according to data provided by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).

The monetary entity detailed that the dollar has an advance of 12.49% so far in 2021, compared to the result recorded at the end of last year (S / 3,619).

The day before, the dollar closed stable in a volatile day in which the BCR again came out to intervene with the sale of US $ 76 million in cash (spot market).

Traders indicated that uncertainty remains high at the local level due to the political environment, which is pushing up the exchange rate.

They indicated that the vacancy motion and the summons from the Public Ministry to President Pedro Castillo to testify for the complaints about pressure for promotions in the Armed Forces, together with the changes that the Federal Reserve (Fed) can make in its monetary policy, generates a feeling of caution among foreign exchange market participants.

Globally, expectations of an acceleration in the reduction of stimuli and a rise in Fed rates in June propelled the dollar index this Friday, which was heading for its sixth consecutive week of gains.