Dragged down by the international context, the greenback fell 0.61% from its highest value in 20 months.
He dollar fell 0.61% compared to Tuesday, when it reached its highest value in 20 months, closing at 40.042 pesos, according to data from the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), settling close to returning to the 39 pesos range.
Despite this decline, in line with what happened globally, the US currency remains positive at the start of July, with an increase of 0.13%, while so far this year the dollar grew by 2.61%, placing itself above the value expected by the market.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU)he dollar The retail bill was offered at 38.95 pesos for purchase and 41.15 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of the eBROU Dollar It was at 39.45 pesos for purchase and 40.65 pesos for sale.
The closing price in the Electronic Stock Exchange of Uruguay (Bevsa) The highest price was 40,150 pesos, while the highest price was 40,250 pesos, and the lowest was 39,950 pesos. A total of 96 transactions were made, with a transaction value of more than 47.8 million dollars.
Crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 42.89 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 42.30 pesos to 44.34 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The dollar lost ground globally
He dollar It also fell globally, due to a series of weaker-than-expected economic data in USA, which reinforced the idea that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could cut interest rates later in the year.
Despite the fall of the and in to historic lows, the dollar index, The benchmark index, which compares the greenback with a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.2% to 105.41 units.
The US currency was dragged down by the data that the private payrolls U.S. jobless claims rose slightly less than expected in June and initial claims for unemployment benefits rose unemployment, as well as the fact that the services sector contracted last month in the North American country.
The dollar in the previous days
- June 26 — 39,561
- June 27 — 39,424
- June 28 — 39,989
- July 1st — 40,027
- July 2 — 40,288
Source: Ambito
