He dollar fell 0.09% compared to Thursday and closed the week at 39,923 pesos, breaking a streak of three consecutive days of increase, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU).
The US currency is also on track to close a month with a positive balance, since it has accumulated an improvement of 3.55% so far in October, settling in the range of 39 pesos, although without exceeding it.
Regarding the annual variation, the dollar It had a negative variation of 0.37% so far this year, although the decrease reached 1.59% year-on-year.
Anyway, the exchange rate is close to what the market expects. The fact is that, in their latest expectations report, the analysts and entities consulted by the BCU They estimated that the dollar It will end October at 39.71 pesos, while it expects it to end the year in the range of 40 pesos, which it has not reached since the end of last year.
However, it is far from being corrected. exchange delay that are demanded by some sectors. In fact, weeks ago, the president of the Rural Association of Uruguay (ARU), Patricio Cortabarría, raised his voice for misalignment, in the order of 15%, and maintained that the reason “continues to be the fiscal deficit”.
The retail bill was above 41 pesos
Regarding the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU)he dollar bill Retailer was offered at 38.70 pesos for purchase, and 41.20 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 39.20 pesos for purchase, and 40.70 pesos for sale.
The closing price of the day in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) It was 39,950 pesos, while the maximum price was also 39,950 pesos, and the minimum was 39,850 pesos. The number of transactions on the day was a total of 13, with a transaction amount of more than 11.5 million dollars.
Cryptocurrencies 1 to 1 parity with the dollar (stablecoins) like Tether (USDT) They were quoted at an average of 41.45 pesos for online purchases through a bank or card, and from 41.45 pesos to 43.91 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The price of the dollar over the last five days
- October 20 — 39,942
- October 23 — 39,818
- October 24 — 39,848
- October 25 — 39,885
- October 26 — 39,959
Source: Ambito
