The price of dollar in Peru it closed higher on Monday after new tensions between China and the United States over Hong Kong, which countered bets for a greater fiscal stimulus in the North American country.
The exchange rate traded at S / 3.604 at the end of the session, an increase of 0.41% compared to Friday’s close, at S / 3.589, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR).
So far this year, the greenback accumulates an increase of 8.75%, with respect to the price at the end of 2019, in S / 3,314.
On the other hand, in the parallel market or the main exchange houses, the US currency was sold at S / 3,620 and bought at S / 3,590, according to the portal cuantoestaeldolar.pe.
According to Reuters, the main currencies of Latin America opened Monday with losses, amid the global weakness of the dollar and new tensions between Beijing and Washington over Hong Kong that countered bets for greater fiscal stimulus in the United States.
Meanwhile, stock markets in the region were trading unevenly at the beginning of the week.
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