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Peru's central bank offers to buy dollars as sol gains

Published September 12, 2012 Updated September 12, 2012 10:52pm

The central bank bought $40 million on Tuesday but the sol currency ended bidding 2.605, its strongest level in more than 15 years.

On September 1 the central bank raised reserve requirements to prevent inflows of speculative capital amid high foreign liquidity, and has intervened regularly in the local spot market recently to offset the the sol's gains.

Copyright Reuters, 2012