Exchange rate: Price of the dollar closed lower today, Friday, September 3
Today, Friday, September 3, the exchange rate in Peru closed the week with a slight drop, according to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) .
The price of the dollar fell to S / 4,095, a figure 0.20% lower than the price registered in yesterday’s exchange session.
To mitigate the high price of the dollar, the BCR intervened in the foreign exchange market by placing exchange swaps for S / 800 million in four auctions and interest rate swaps for S / 700 million in three auctions.
Why did the price of the dollar fall?
On this day, the fall of the US currency in Peru was in line with the behavior of the currency in international markets.
According to Reuters, the global decline in the dollar came after the employment data in the United States was released, which reduced expectations of an early start of the withdrawal of monetary stimulus in this country.
In August, job creation in the United States slowed more than expected amid a weakening in demand for services and a persistent shortage of workers as COVID-19 infections mounted, although the pace was enough to sustain the growth. economic expansion.
How much is the dollar in money changers and banks?
In exchangers, the dollar has an average purchase price of S / 4,085 and sale of S / 4.11, according to the platformuch as the dollar.
On the other hand, banks buy greenbacks for between S / 3.98 and S / 4.07, and sell it for between S / 4.12 and S / 4.22.
In digital exchange houses, the dollar is bought at an average of S / 4.09 and is sold at about S / 4.10.
