He dollar increased by 0.24% compared to yesterday and traded at 37,788 pesos, according to data from the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so that it recovered ground and added its second consecutive day to the rise.
In the midst of an August with ups and downs, the US currency accumulates an appreciation of 0.96% so far this month, although far from the value expected by the market. Meanwhile, if its value is analyzed since the end of 2022, the decrease reaches 5.70%.
Thus, the current figures contrast with market forecasts, which in the last BCU Economic Expectations Survey they waited for the dollar listed at 39.61 pesos for December of this year.
However, the interbank cannot stabilize above 38 pesos, a range in which it operated at times of the month, but in recent days it could not reach.
In fact, you have to go back almost 4 months to find a dollar above 39 pesos. It was on May 3, when the value of the US currency was 39,074 pesos, after three consecutive increases.
The retail dollar once again exceeded 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 also 37,850 pesos, and the minimum was 37,740 pesos. On this day, the number of transactions was a total of 17, with a total amount of transactions of more than 6.3 million dollars.
1 to 1 parity cryptocurrencies with the dollar as Tether (USDT) were quoted at an average of 38.90 pesos for online purchase through a bank or with a card, and from 38.90 pesos to 42.52 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
For its part, the price of dollar prex it was at 37.61 pesos for the purchase, and 37.99 pesos for the sale.
The price of the dollar over the last five days
- August 21 — 37,815
- August 22 — 37.83
- August 23 — 37,709
- August 24 — 37,686
- August 28 — 37,696
Source: Ambito
