He dollar completed its fifth consecutive monthly rise, despite the slight drop of 0.03% this Friday compared to the previous day that made it close August at 40.335 pesos, according to the exchange rate. Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU).
In this way, the US currency completed a weekly rise of 0.21% to close with a slight monthly improvement of 0.15%, escaping the context of the global dollar. Furthermore, in comparison with the end of 2023, the appreciation reaches 3.36%.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), he dollar The retail bill was offered at 39.05 pesos for purchase and 41.55 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of the eBROU Dollar It was at 39.55 pesos for purchase and 41.05 pesos for sale.
The closing price in the Electronic Stock Exchange of Uruguay (Bevsa) was 40,335 pesos, while the maximum price was 40,400 pesos, and the minimum was 40,320 pesos. A total of 18 transactions were made, with a transaction amount of almost 10 million dollars.
Crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 43.79 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 41.24 pesos to 44.58 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The dollar’s upward path
After a relatively neutral start, with a rise of 0.36% in January and a fall of 0.30% in February, the dollar faced his first challenge in the local exchange market in March, when it closed the month with a decrease of 3.83% and returning to the 37 pesos range.
However, from there it seems to have bottomed out and has had five months of strength. Its best streak was in the second quarter of the year, with an increase of 2.04% in April, 1.24% in May and 3.09% in June, completing its best mark and operating above the value expected by the market.
In the last two months, the increases were more moderate, but the icing on the cake arrived: the dollar returned to the 40 pesos range, where it only operated for one day last year. Thus, after the 0.71% appreciation in July, August closed with an improvement of 0.15% and the milestone of completing a month operating entirely with the greenback above 40 pesos.
The dollar during the previous days
- August 23 — 40,251
- August 26 — 40,239
- August 27 — 40,279
- August 28 — 40,250
- August 29 — 40,347
Source: Ambito
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