He dollar it fell 0.31% compared to yesterday’s session and traded at 37,729 pesos, according to the official price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so that it added its third consecutive day down and continues to move away from the 38-peso range.
With this setback, the US currency reduced its monthly appreciation, which is now in the order of 0.80% compared to July, while so far this year it has accumulated a fall of 5.84%, at a time when the market seems to be beginning to digest the exchange rate delay, according to the last BCU Economic Expectations Survey. If compared year-on-year, the decrease reaches 6.86%.
It is that in the last survey the analysts and economic agents that the monetary authority consults monthly anticipated a dollar in the order of 39.80 pesos in December, which implies 20 cents less than during the previous measurement.
In this way, the exchange rate delay is configured as “the worst of the current century”, according to the former undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Pablo Ferreri. The categorical affirmation is in line with the discontent of various sectors due to the misalignment of the exchange rate, which calculate a delay ranging from 15% to 25%.
The retail dollar resists and is sold above 39 pesos
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), he dollar it was offered at 36.65 pesos for purchase, and 39.05 pesos for sale. On the other hand, the preferential value of the eBROU dollar it was at 37.15 pesos for the purchase, and 38.55 pesos for the sale.
The last operation of the day in the Electronic Stock Exchange of Uruguay (Bevsa) was agreed at 37,850 pesos, while the maximum price was 37,850 pesos, and the minimum was 37,650 pesos. On this day, the number of transactions was a total of 47, with a total amount of transactions of nearly 29.8 million dollars.
1 to 1 parity cryptocurrencies with the dollar as Tether (USDT) were quoted at an average of 39.27 pesos for online purchase through a bank or with a card, and from 39.27 pesos to 42.52 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
For its part, the price of dollar prex it was at 37.66 pesos for the purchase, and 38.04 pesos for the sale.
The price of the dollar over the last five days
- August 10 — 37,794
- August 11 — 37,883
- August 14 — 38,152
- August 15 — 38,007
- August 16 — 37,845
Source: Ambito
