Updated on 02/28/2020 at 09:54
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The price of the dollar in Peru opened this Friday at one of its highest levels since 2016, after the concern returned to dominate the markets after confirming the arrival of the coronavirus to Mexico, after Brazil also reported its first case.
At 9:30 a.m. (local time), the exchange rate was trading at S / 3,455 in the interbank market, a 0.57% increase compared to S / 3,435 at the close of Thursday, according to Bloomberg data.
So far this week, the US currency recorded an appreciation of 1.41%, despite yesterday’s intervention by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), who tried unsuccessfully to control the climb.
Investors demand greater dollars as a refuge from the possibility of a strong economic impact by Covid-19, which is already present in about 60 countries in the world.
Brazil confirmed in the last hours the first case of coronavirus in his country, although the authorities affirmed that they were prepared to face the emergency. This Friday, Mexico He also reported on the arrival of the first infected.
In the next few hours, the Ministry of Health of Peru is expected (Minsa) Make known if the virus has already arrived in the country due to a possible infected in Lambayeque.
In the parallel market or exchange houses of Lima, the exchange rate is quoted at S / 3,460.
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