The US currency fell 0.43% and accumulates two consecutive days down, according to the BCU price.
He dollar it fell 0.43% compared to Tuesday and closed at 37,845 pesos, leaving the 38-peso range and marking its second consecutive day down, according to the official price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU).
Beyond this decline, the US currency accumulates an increase of 1.11% so far this month, thus rebounding after a neutral July. In any case, if compared with the end of 2022, the accumulated depreciation during the year reaches 5.56%, while at the year-on-year level the fall is 6.26%.
Regarding the reference blackboard of the Republic Bank (BROU), he dollar it was offered at 36.70 pesos for purchase, and 39.10 pesos for sale. On the other hand, the preferential value of the eBROU dollar it was at 37.20 pesos for the purchase, and 38.60 pesos for the sale.
The last operation of the day in the Electronic Stock Exchange of Uruguay (Bevsa) was agreed at 37,880 pesos, while the maximum price was 38 pesos, and the minimum was 37,800 pesos. On this day, the number of transactions was a total of 68, with a total amount of transactions of more than 44.1 million dollars.
1 to 1 parity cryptocurrencies with the dollar as Tether (USDT) were quoted at an average of 39.49 pesos for online purchase through a bank or with a card, and from 39.29 pesos to 42.37 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
For its part, the price of dollar prex it was at 37.81 pesos for the purchase, and 38.19 pesos for the sale.
The dollar fell again, despite the reduction in the interest rate
The cut of 75 basic points in the reference interest rates, defined yesterday by the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the BCU, led the dwt from 10.75% to 10%. However, the decision failed to boost the price of the dollar.
Thus, the appreciation of Uruguayan Peso continues, despite the fact that it is the second consecutive decrease in rates decided by the Copom. However, the interbank has just registered a black June for the exchange rate and a July with almost no variations, so the value of 39.86 pesos that arises from the projections of the last Economic Expectations Survey.
The price of the dollar over the last five days
- August 9 — 37,952
- August 10 — 37,794
- August 11 — 37,883
- August 14 — 38,152
- August 15 — 38,007
Source: Ambito
