The dollar continues to rise sharply and ends the first half with a $ 40 increase

This Friday, the US dollar ended with an advance of $ 4.40 against the peso, accumulating an advance of $ 17.6 in the week and $ 22.3 in the month.

The change closes the first half above $ 654, noting its peak so far this year and reaching levels unmatched since mid-December of last year on the local currency market . In the last session of the month, he returned to mark a rise as it was the trend throughout the week, advancing $ 4.40 to end in points of $ 654.60 the seller and 654.20 $ the buyer. The advance was determined nine times by the decline in the price of copper on the London Metal Exchange and by the increase in unemployment locally, and less by the appreciation of the US currency. in the global markets, as happened. loss of speed in external scenarios in recent days.

The currency ends the first half of the year accumulating a $ 40 increase, after adding $ 22.3 in the month of June and $ 17.6 in the week