Overview
- The dollar index hovered in the mid‑95s after a 1.2% drop on Wednesday and a further 0.3% slip Thursday, marking four‑year lows, according to market data cited by Bloomberg.
- Mexico’s peso strengthened to around 17.15 per dollar, a new year‑to‑date best and the strongest level since June 2024, with intraday trading between 17.11 and 17.20, Banxico‑tracked quotes showed.
- Peru’s sol traded near S/3.35 on Thursday after a S/3.346 close on Wednesday, based on official readings from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.
- Argentina’s parallel dollar fell to about ARS 1,475 as major banks quoted the retail dollar near ARS 1,465–1,470, compressing the gap with official and financial rates to roughly 1%–4% near recent lows.
- Argentina’s central bank bought about USD 52 million Thursday for a 19‑session streak of net purchases, lifting gross reserves to roughly USD 46.24 billion and taking January FX buys above USD 1.1 billion, with total reserves boosted further by a gold revaluation.