The US currency showed a daily decrease of 0.12%, although it continues with a positive variation in the month.
He dollar fell 0.12% compared to last Friday and closed at 38.894 pesos, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), chaining two consecutive days of decline and moving away from the 40 peso range.
In this way, the dollar It started this short week after the holiday with a drop and will have to correct it in the coming days if it wants to advance with the streak it has accumulated, having been on the rise for four consecutive weeks, something that has not happened since 2021.
Regarding the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU)he dollar bill Retail was offered at 38.65 pesos for purchase, and 41.05 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 39.15 pesos for purchase, and 40.55 pesos for sale.
The closing price of the day in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) It was 39,850 pesos, while the maximum price was 40 pesos, and the minimum was 39,850 pesos. The number of transactions on the day was a total of 49, with an amount of operations of more than 43.5 million dollars.
Cryptocurrencies 1 to 1 parity with the dollar (stablecoins) like Tether (USDT) They were quoted at an average of 41.70 pesos for online purchases through a bank or card, and from 41.70 pesos to 43.89 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The dollar does not reach 40 pesos, but it is recovering strongly so far this month
Although the dollar cannot return to the 40 peso range, in which it has not operated since the end of 2022, its behavior so far this month is very positive, accumulating an appreciation of 3.47% in October. In turn, it has accumulated a drop so far this year of 0.44%, with a value that is still above market projections.
However, it is still far from correcting the exchange delay that are demanded by some sectors. This is a request that was reiterated by the agro-export sector, with strong criticism, about which the president Luis Lacalle Pou recognized its existence and spoke of the government’s lack of tools to correct the situation.
The price of the dollar over the last five days
- October 9 — 39,857
- October 10 — 39,967
- October 11 — 39,733
- October 12 — 39,953
- October 13 — 39.94
Source: Ambito
