Dollar price in Peru TODAY, Sunday, August 16: what is the exchange rate

• SUNAT PRICE – Exchange rate for Sunday, August 16
• • Buy: 3.358
• • Sell: 3.368

• <b'OCOÑA PRICE – Exchange rate for Sunday, August 16
• • Buy: 3.362
• • Sell: 3.366

• <b'PARALLEL PRICE – Exchange rate for Sunday, August 16

• • Buy: 3.350
• • Sell: 3.370

• In Peru, the exchange rate operates or is determined under the free market (law of supply and demand) with the intervention of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) in order to avoid sharp fluctuations both upwards (depreciation of the Sol) and downwards (appreciation of the Sol).

• Because the price or value of these quotations is determined by supply and demand, these variations are influenced –among other factors– by portfolio decisions of individuals, companies, and banks.

• What was the closing price of the dollar for the weekly session on Friday, August 14?
• The dollar price in the country closed the week on Friday, August 14 at 3.3670, (with an opening of 3.3630), according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

The interbank exchange rate closed on August 14 with an average value of 3.3635, with a maximum of 3.3670 and a minimum of 3.3600.

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• What is the Ocoña dollar?
• The Ocoña dollar is the “street dollar,” that is, the informal exchange rate, the one bought and sold in the parallel market or exchange houses. Jirón Ocoña and the “Ocoña dollar” are still valid as a reference for the parallel market for buying and selling dollars.

Source: BBVA

• Where to see the dollar price?
• The official closing quotation of the day is available on the website of the Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and AFP (SBS).

• What is the difference between the buying and selling price of the dollar?
• • Buying price: what the buyer is willing to pay to acquire the asset.
• • Selling price: what the seller is willing to receive to sell the asset.

• What does the dollar price depend on?
• It depends on market supply and demand. How difficult it is to get it for someone who needs it and how easy it is to sell it for someone who has it.

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Check the buying and selling quotation of the dollar in the country for this Sunday, August 16.

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