He dollar increased 0.21% compared to Thursday and added its third consecutive increase, to close at 43,543 pesos, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so it reached a new high in two years and ten months.
After a stable start, the us currency It closed with a weekly increase of 0.89% and is on track to close a more than positive year, with an appreciation in the accumulated annual value of 11.59% compared to the end of 2023.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), he dollar Retail ticket was offered at 42.30 pesos for purchase and 44.80 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 42.80 pesos for purchase and at 44.30 pesos for sale.
The closing price in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) was 43,560 pesos, while the maximum price was 43,600 pesos, and the minimum was 43,480 pesos. A total of 74 transactions were carried out, with a transaction amount of more than 37 million dollars.
The crypto Tether (USDT), 1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 47.23 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 45.35 pesos to 47.80 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The rise of the dollar and international factors
He dollar It has been growing in the local exchange market due to different variables and, although in recent days it operated in a differentiated manner, this Friday it moved in tune with the international scenario, where the greenback improved by close to 0.3%.
In this case, we will have to see how the market evaluates the beginning of the president-elect’s administration in United States, Donald Trump, who promises measures that would strengthen the North American currency.
Added to this is another factor of the regional situation such as the depreciation of the real, which closed a negative year and rose again today, stabilizing above six reais per dollar, at a historical maximum.
In this context, the president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, It has already taken fiscal measures to try to contain the situation and some analysts are speculating with a sharp increase in interest rates to try to moderate the increase in a currency that always functions as a reference for the Uruguayan peso.
The dollar during the previous days
- November 29 — 43,158
- December 2 — 43,183
- December 3 — 43,175
- December 4 — 43,289
- December 5 — 43,450
Source: Ambito
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