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Peru's sol closes weaker; no central bank purchases

Photo: ANDINA/Juan Carlos Guzmán Negrini.

Photo: ANDINA/Juan Carlos Guzmán Negrini.

13:57 | Lima, Apr. 24.

Peru's sol finished slightly weaker Thursday at PEN2.799 per U.S. dollar compared with PEN2.788 in the previous trading session.
So far this year, the sol has strengthened 0.04% against the U.S. dollar.

In the last 12-month period, the Peruvian currency has depreciated 6.59% against the greenback.

Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru  (BCR) did not intervene in the foreign-exchange market.

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Published: 4/24/2014