The quote of dollar in the interbank market it closed stable. The day ended at S/3,368, just 3 thousandths higher than the close on December 24. This led to the fact that, in the main virtual exchange houses, the greenback was sold at an average value of S/3.38 and purchased at S/3.36.
The weakness of the US economy has meant that the currency has lost 10.45% of its value so far this year.
According to Renta4 SAB, in today’s session the interbank market traded dollars for US$344 million, which represented 72% more than Friday’s flow.
“The currency was at the following levels: start S/3.360, close S/3.3680, average S/3.3667, minimum S/3.3650 and maximum S/3.3680,” said Jimena Torres, manager of Currency Intermediation at Renta4 SAB.
He detailed that today there were maturities of BCR exchange swaps for S/700 million that expired in their entirety, supporting the continuous downward pressure on the dollar at a global and local level.
Copper on the rise
The executive explained that copper prices reached a new record close to US$13,000 per ton on the London Metal Exchange, continuing a strong rally at the end of the year driven by fears of adjustments in global supply and the return to trading after the holidays.
“This rise places copper at extreme levels and reflects concerns about supply, which has generated one of the largest increases in the metal in years and a significant increase in market attention,” he commented.
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