He dollar rose 0.46% compared to Thursday and closed at 39,651 pesos, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so that the US currency added its fourth consecutive day of rise and is gradually approaching the range of 40 pesos.
Thus, at a time when criticism of the exchange delay, The greenback reached values it had not reached in more than six months. In fact, to find a similar level you have to go back to December 13 of last year, when it was quoted at 39,960 pesos.
The currency continues to grow so far this month, with a cumulative improvement of 2.21%. If analyzed in comparison with the end of 2023, the appreciation of the dollar so far this year it is 1.61%.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), the retail dollar bill was offered at 38.35 pesos for purchase and 40.85 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 38.85 pesos for purchase and 40.35 pesos for sale.
The closing price in the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bevsa) It was 39,600 pesos, while the maximum price was 39,700 pesos, and the minimum was 39,500 pesos. A total of 49 transactions were carried out, with a transaction amount of more than 25.1 million dollars.
The crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 42.02 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 41.99 pesos to 43.42 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The Uruguayan exchange market echoes the global dollar
When investigating the variables that caused the value of the dollar In the local exchange market, it should be analyzed that the US currency gained momentum globally, with its third consecutive weekly rise and a current value of 105.80 units, reaching levels at the end of April.
In parallel, the devaluation of real dragged with him the Uruguayan Peso, which has as one of its references in the region the Brazilian currency, which is on its way to its sixth monthly decline against the dollar.
In a third step appears the fact that June is usually a month with high demand for pesos, due to the payment of the half bonus and the proximity of the Winter Break.
The dollar throughout the previous days
- June 13 — 39,279
- June 14 — 39,256
- June 17 — 39,338
- June 18 — 39,367
- June 20 — 39,468
Source: Ambito
