Real to USD: What Is the Exchange Rate on Friday, August 18

Latin America’s biggest currency is trading lower against the greenback this morning

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By Bloomberg Línea
August 18, 2023 | 07:52 AM

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The US dollar could be exchanged for R$ 4,98 at 09:14 am (Brasilia time), or 0,090% more than yesterday.

The greenback had closed yesterday at R$ 4,98, with the real depreciating by 0,28% compared to Wednesday. Its highest value on Thursday was R$ 4,99, and its lowest was R$ 4,96.

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The Brazilian real has appreciated 5,74% against the dollar in the year to date. The highest value was recorded on January 3 when the dollar reached R$ 5,46. The lowest was R$ 4,73 on July 31. The average exchange rate during this period was R$ 5,02.

The Brazilian currency ranks fourth in a basket of 23 emerging market currencies, boasting one the strongest performances against the US dollar this year.

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The currency that has appreciated the most against the greenback this year is the colombian peso (15,46%). On the other hand, the worst has been the argentine peso, which has lost -97,57% of its value sin January.

Latin American currencies have performed as follows in 2023:

  • Colombian peso (COP) has appreciated by 15,46%
  • Peruvian peso (PEN) has appreciated by 2,33%
  • Mexican peso (MXN) has appreciated by 12,25%
  • Chilean peso (CLP) has depreciated by 2,40%
  • Argentine peso (ARS) has depreciated by 97,57%

In other news, the Ibovespa fell 0,53% Yesterday, closing at 115.591,52 points.

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The best performing Ibovespa stocks were:

  • Cielo SA (CIEL3) rose 2,67%
  • Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ELET3) rose 2,15%
  • Minerva SA/Brazil (BEEF3) rose 1,53%

And the worst were:

  • Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes (CYRE3) fell 4,25%
  • Magazine Luiza SA (MGLU3) fell 5,05%
  • Sao Martinho S/A (SMTO3) fell 5,40%

- Content created with the help of automated data from Bloomberg.