The US currency fell 0.75% and cut almost the entire improvement it had been showing on a monthly basis.
He dollar fell 0.75% compared to Thursday and closed the week at 39,054 pesos, ending a streak of three consecutive rounds of trading on the rise, according to data from the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU).
In this way, the interbank reduced the improvement that it had been showing in the previous days and is at levels close to those at the beginning of the year, to the point that the appreciation at a monthly level is barely 0.03%, after a 2023 in which the dollar operated downwards.
Meanwhile, on the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU)he dollar Retail ticket was offered at 37.85 pesos for purchase, and 40.35 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 38.35 pesos for purchase, and at 39.85 pesos for sale.
The closing price of the day in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) It was 39 pesos, while the maximum price was 39,250 pesos, and the minimum was 39 pesos. On this day, the number of transactions was a total of 48, with a transaction amount of 23.8 million dollars.
The crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 41.18 pesos for online purchases through a bank or card, and from 41.80 pesos to 43.21 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
When was the last time the dollar reached the 38 peso range?
Although 2023 ended with a dollar that reduced its value, the bill has not reached the range of 38 pesos since last December 1, when it closed at 38,974 pesos and then returned to 39 pesos.
Previously, the last day at these levels was October 2, the day it traded at 38,721 pesos. On that occasion, the US currency was going through an upward process, which led it to rise from 37 pesos in August, a figure that motivated strong criticism from different sectors, until reaching close to 40 pesos in mid-October.
The dollar over the past five days
- January 12 — 39,207
- January 15 — 39,135
- January 16 — 39,262
- January 17 — 39,283
- January 18 — 39,348
Source: Ambito
