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The price of dollar in Peru, it closed slightly higher on Wednesday, in a session marked by Joe Biden’s swearing-in as the new president of U.S, to replace Donald Trump.
The exchange rate ended the day at S / 3.617, up 0.05% slightly from Tuesday’s close, at S / 3.3615, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).
So far this year, the dollar is on a decline of 0.06% compared to the end of 2020, at S / 3,619.
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On the other hand, the dollar was bought for S / 3,605 in the parallel market or major exchange offices and sold for S / 3,625, according to the portal quéestaeldolar.pe.
At the regional level, Latin American currencies and stock markets worked unevenly on Wednesday as the market and investors pay close attention to Joe Biden’s oath as new president of the United States and the impact of his measures on the largest economy world and in the region.
According to Reuters, the dollar fell for the third consecutive session as greater confidence increased demand for riskier assets. While the world will be following Biden’s inauguration in Washington, the operators are more focused on their policies than the ceremony. The US stock markets, which set a benchmark for those in Latin America, opened higher.