Colombian dollar: trading price today January 12 – Financial Sector – Economy

The dollar in colombia It is down this Thursday and is trading below an average price of 4,700 pesos.

According to the Set-Fx platform, the US currency opened the day with a price of 4,708 pesos, 40.54 pesos less compared to the representative market rate, which for this Thursday is 4,748.54 pesos. In addition, the minimum price reaches 4,656.

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This drop in the price of the currency occurs just after learning that the United States inflation it fell in December to 6.5 percent in the 12-month measurement, marking its lowest level in a year.

According to the Efe Agency, in monthly terms consumer prices fell by one tenth, at a time when it is closely observed whether the increases in interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) have an effect on price containment In U.S.A.

After knowing that the inflation data continues to decline, financial world it opened with moderate falls and the Dow Jones Industrials, its main indicator, lost 0.47 percent, in line with market expectations.

On the contrary, the price of intermediate oil from Texas (WTI) opened this Thursday with a rise of 1.63 percent, up to 78.67 dollars a barrel.

With information from agencies

By Mitchell G. Patton

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