Real to USD: what is the exchange rate on Monday, October 2

Latin America’s biggest currency is trading depreciating this morning.

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October 02, 2023 | 09:48 AM

How much is $1 US in Brazil?

The US dollar could be exchanged for R$ 5.06 at 09:14 am (Brasilia time), or 0.479% more than on Friday.

The greenback had closed last week at R$ 5.03, appreciating by 0.02%. Its highest value on Friday was R$ 5.03, and its lowest was R$ 4.99.

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The Brazilian real has appreciated 4.32% 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$ 5.01.

The Brazilian currency ranks 3 in a basket of 23 emerging market currencies, boasting one the strongest performances this year.

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The currency that has appreciated the most against the US dollar this year is the colombian peso, with a variation of 15.94%. On the other hand, the worst has been the argentine peso, which has lost -97.59% of its value.

Latin American currencies have performed as follows in 2023:

  • Colombian peso (COP) has appreciated by 15.94%
  • Peruvian peso (PEN) has appreciated by 0.55%
  • Mexican peso (MXN) has appreciated by 10.83%
  • Chilean peso (CLP) has depreciated by 4.82%
  • Argentine peso (ARS) has depreciated by 97.59%

In other news, the Ibovespa rose 0.72% on Friday 29th, reaching 115,730.76 points.

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The best performing Ibovespa stocks were:

  • Grupo Casas Bahia SA (BHIA3) rose 6.78%
  • IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA (IRBR3) rose 5.36%
  • Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos S/A (HAPV3) rose 5.15%

And the worst were:

  • BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (BBSE3) fell 1.55%
  • CPFL Energia SA (CPFE3) fell 1.61%
  • Natura & Co Holding SA (NTCO3) fell 2.22%

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

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