The greenback rose 0.43%, strengthening against the peso and leaving behind two consecutive days of declines.
He dollar rose 0.43% compared to Thursday and closed at 40.132 pesos, according to the exchange rate. Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so the greenback recovered from two consecutive declines and returned to the recently elusive 40 pesos range.
After this increase, the US currency closed a week with ups and downs but positive and accumulated an increase of 0.36% so far in July, while when compared to the close of 2023, the dollar was appreciated by 2.84%, partially correcting the problem of exchange rate lag.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU)he dollar The retail bill was offered at 38.85 pesos for purchase and 41.35 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of the eBROU Dollar It was at 39.35 pesos for purchase and 40.85 pesos for sale.
The closing price in the Electronic Stock Exchange of Uruguay (Bevsa) The highest price was 40,060 pesos, while the highest price was 40,200 pesos, and the lowest was 40,060 pesos. A total of 48 transactions were made, with a transaction value of more than 25.9 million dollars.
Crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollar Today, the cryptocurrency was quoted at an average of 42.83 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 42.55 pesos to 44.34 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The dollar was not influenced by the election results
Although the dollar reached its highest value in 20 months after the internal elections On Sunday, economic agents did not make sudden movements in the market, which showed an interest similar to that of the citizens, who had the lowest turnout at the polls in the history of the Uruguay.
“The election did not have a major impact on the market,” said the director of Urraburu e Hijos Corredor de Bolsa and president of the Montevideo Stock Exchange (BVM) to Radio Carve. Angel Urraburu.
And he interpreted that “the same thing happened in the market as in the election itself: the apathy of the voters accompanied the little interest that the market showed in the effects that this internal election could have.”
The dollar over the previous days
- June 28 — 39,989
- July 1 — 40,027
- July 2 — 40,288
- July 3 — 40,042
- July 4 — 39,961
Source: Ambito
