SAO PAULO | Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:47am EST
SAO PAULO Dec 27 (Reuters) - The Brazilian real gained early Thursday as the central bank conducted an auction to sell up to US$2 billion on the spot market with repurchase agreements.
The operation, which aims at providing liquidity to the foreign exchange market at year-end, was announced late Wednesday.
A repurchase date is set for Feb. 1, 2013 with a cutoff rate of 2.06831 reais per dollar, the bank said on Thursday.
At 9:39 a.m. (1139 GMT), the real traded at 2.0421 per dollar, 0.37 percent stronger than Wednesday's close.
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