He dollar It closed at 39.279 pesos and reached its highest value in almost 5 months, after a daily increase of 0.26% compared to Wednesday, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so that the US currency begins to consolidate in the range of 39 pesos.
After the decision of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) to maintain the interest rates higher for longer, the greenback accompanied this trend in the local market and has accumulated an improvement of 1.26% so far this month, while the appreciation of the dollar is 0.66% compared to the end of 2023.
By reaching 39,279 pesos, the currency exceeded the 39,223 pesos it had marked on April 16 and to reach a higher value we must go back to the beginning of the year, when on January 18 the interbank rate reached 39,348 pesos.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), the retail dollar bill was offered at 38.05 pesos for purchase and 40.45 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 38.55 pesos for purchase and at 39.95 pesos for sale.
The closing price in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) It was 39,260 pesos, while the maximum price was 39,300 pesos, and the minimum was 39,200 pesos. A total of 26 transactions were carried out, with a transaction amount of more than 13.5 million dollars.
The crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 42.09 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 41.20 pesos to 43.01 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The global dollar also rose
What happened in market local exchange rate had its correlation at the international level, since the global dollar rose after the Fed adopt a restrictive tone regarding rates.
Thus, the dollar index, which compares the US currency with a basket of six prominent currencies, gained 0.49%, to 105.20 units. Meanwhile, the euro It fell 0.65% to $1.0739.
In addition, the greenback rose 0.11% against its Japanese pair, to 156.89 yen, waiting for the Bank of Japan concludes a two-day meeting on Friday in which it will study the possibility of cutting its bond purchases.
The dollar in recent days
- June 6 — 38,834
- June 7 — 39,108
- June 10 — 39,183
- June 11 — 39,089
- June 12 — 39,179
Source: Ambito
