Updated on 01/26/2020 at 10:11
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The dollar price It rose at the end of the week in the face of growing fears that the outbreak of a new virus will continue to spread throughout the world.
In this context, the exchange rate in the interbank market is quoted at S / 3,324, according to information from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR). This figure is above the S / 3,320 negotiated at the end of the previous day.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a traveler from the Chinese city of Wuhan had been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Chicago, becoming the second confirmed case of the virus in the country.
The outbreak of the virus in China has killed 26 people and infected more than 800 in the last week, which raises concerns about its consequences on the world economy.
“If you look at this kind of thing because of what happened in the past, you tend to create a kind of panic,” said Randy Frederick, vice president of commerce and derivatives at Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas. “But from the perspective of how they impact the US economy and markets, they tend to be short-lived.”
In the parallel market or exchange houses, the price of the dollar is S / 3,335.
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