On the last exchange day of the week, the exchange rate closed down due to the greater supply of foreign currency, as well as in accordance with regional behavior and the weakening of basic metals.
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In this scenario, the dollar it was quoted at S / 3,379 in the interbank market, a figure higher than the S / 3,393 recorded in the previous session, according to information from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
In the informal market or exchange houses of Lime, the exchange rate it was quoted at S / 3.38, while in the windows of the main banks it is quoted at S / 3,447.
In general, in Latin America, most currencies operated higher. This happened after the central bank of Mexico decided to cut the key rate and after the announcement of the Argentine Government about measures to reduce the impact of the devaluation of the peso.
At the international level, China had promised to offset the latest tariffs announced by U.S to imports of their products. Meanwhile, the price of industrial metals operated disparately.
Also, investors are attentive to negotiations between U.S Y China and in the expectation of a possible slowdown in the global economy.
Meanwhile, data on the growth of the Eurozone remain the same, while China remains at 6.2% and India at 6.8%.
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