He dollar rose 0.19% compared to the last day and closed at 38.127 pesos, according to the official price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), thus breaking a two-day downward streak, and accumulating a monthly increase of 1.42% in September.
On the other hand, so far in 2023, the greenback has fallen 4.85% compared to the end of 2022. On a year-on-year basis, the drop is 6.97%.
The two-time former president of the Republic, Julio María Sanguinettiadmitted that the government prioritized fighting inflation this year over correcting the exchange delay.
“We are all aware that the exchange rate issue has an impact, the government says so and recognizes it,” stated the Secretary General of the Colorado Party (PC).
“The issue is that in the economy you have to look for variables and coordinate, the economy is one, and this year the big bet has been inflation“remarked the historic Colorado leader.
The retail ticket is sold for over 39 pesos
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), he dollar It was offered at 36.90 pesos for purchase, and 39.30 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 37.40 pesos for purchase, and 38.80 pesos for sale.
The last operation of the day in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) was agreed at 38,110 pesos, while the maximum price was also 38,200 pesos, and the minimum was 38,050 pesos. On this day, the number of transactions was a total of 41, with a total amount of operations more than 26.5 million dollars.
Cryptocurrencies 1 to 1 parity with the dollar as Tether (USDT) were quoted at an average of 39.91 pesos for online purchases through a bank or card, and from 39.91 pesos to 42.06 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
For its part, the price of dollar prex It was at 38.01 pesos for purchase, and 38.39 pesos for sale.
The price of the dollar over the last five days
- September 11 — 38,069
- September 12 — 38,251
- September 13 — 38,281
- September 14 — 38,149
- September 15 — 38,054
Source: Ambito
