Mexico: What is the price of the dollar today, Friday, January 7, 2022?

The price of the dollar in Mexico was trading lower in the session on Friday, in line with the markets in the region, and in the midst of a global decline in the dollar.

The exchange rate It was trading at 20.375 pesos to the dollar, a loss of 0.54% compared to 20.486 in the Reuters reference price on Thursday.

The main stock index S & P / BMV IPC, which is made up of the 35 most liquid companies in the Mexican market, fell 0.19%, to 52,948.96 points, after knowing the employment data in the United States, Mexico’s main trading partner.

Internationally, most of Latin America’s currencies and stock exchanges were trading at gains on Friday, amid a decline in the dollar in global markets after an expected employment data in the United States that was well below expectations.

The United States Department of Labor said on Friday that 199,000 jobs were created in December, lower than expected, compared to a figure of 249,000 in the previous month. A Reuters poll of 65 economists had forecast job creation to rise to 400,000.

The index dollar, which compares the movements of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, depreciated around 0.3%.