The greenback traded lower and closed a volatile week in decline, in which it reached a 30-month peak.
He dollar fell 0.33% compared to Thursday and closed the week at 41,554 pesos, according to the price of the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), so that it accumulated its third consecutive day of decline.
Thus, in a volatile week in which it reached its peak in 30 months, the US currency recorded a decline of 0.30% on a weekly basis, while it is on track to close the month positively, as it has appreciated 3 .02%. Even greater is the performance of dollar compared to the end of 2023, with an improvement of 6.49%.
On the reference board of the Republic Bank (BROU), he dollar Retail ticket was offered at 40.35 pesos for purchase and 42.85 pesos for sale. For its part, the preferential value of eBROU dollar It was at 40.85 pesos for purchase and at 42.35 pesos for sale.
The crypto Tether (USDT)1 to 1 parity with the dollarwas quoted today at an average of 45.24 pesos for online purchases with a bank account or card, and from 43.60 pesos to 45.86 pesos in the Binance peer-to-peer (P2P) market.
The dollar, in tune with the global scenario
In this way, despite the fact that in recent weeks it had become divorced from the global scenario, the local exchange market seems to be synchronized with the global dollar, which traded lower this Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the price of the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.17%, to 100.43 units, in a trend that deepened after the rate cut of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed).
Added to this is the fact that the US Department of Commerce published this morning the consumer price index (PCE), the Fed’s favorite indicator on inflation, which fell to 2.2% year-on-year in August, compared to 2.5% in July.
The dollar during the previous days
- September 20 — 41,677
- September 23 — 42,104
- September 24 — 42,254
- September 25 — 41,914
- September 26 — 41,690
Source: Ambito
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