The bill showed a minimum daily increase of 0.01%, and is positioned close to market expectations.
He dollar rose 0.01% compared to Monday and closed at 39,153 pesos, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), adding its second consecutive day to the rise and remaining above 38 pesos.
In this way, while approaching the value expected by the market, The US currency has accumulated a drop of 0.03% so far this month. However, in the annual accumulated, the dollar It is 0.34% above the end of 2023, as a result of a positive January.
Regarding the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU)he dollar Retail ticket was offered at 37.95 pesos for purchase and 40.35 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 38.45 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 39,170 pesos, while the maximum price was 39,180 pesos, and the minimum was 39,100 pesos. On this day, the number of transactions was a total of 30, with a transaction amount of 15 million dollars.
The crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 41.20 pesos for online purchases through a bank or card, and from 41.18 pesos to 43 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
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The dollar, facing a key week
This week will be key for the behavior of the dollar, which remains “flat” in the local market, despite some improvement in the US currency globally, staying far from the 40 peso range, which has been a barrier for the banknote in recent times.
In this framework, investors await key data this Thursday from USA: he personal consumption price index (PCE)which is the preferred inflation measure of the Federal Reserve (Fed). This indicator could reactivate optimism in the market or cool down exchange rate bets.
Meanwhile, requests for manufactured durable goods Americans recorded their biggest drop in almost four years in January, amid a sharp decline in commercial aircraft bookings, while the outlook for the business investment in capital goods were disparate, as was known today.
In this way, the dollar does not finish rising against the Uruguayan Peso, although it is close to the value that economic agents expect for the end of the month, which is 39.23 pesos.
The dollar over the past five days
- February 20 — 39,055
- February 21 — 39,097
- February 22 — 39,083
- February 23 — 39,063
- February 24 — 39,148
Source: Ambito
