Dollar hovers around stability with attention focused on war in the Middle East

The dollar began Friday (22) close to stability against the real, while abroad the American currency rose against most other currencies, with investors paying attention to news about the war in the Middle East.

At 9:12 am the dollar in cash rose 0.18%, to R$ 5.0097 on sale.

On Thursday (21), the American currency in cash closed the day with a drop of 0.05%, at R$5.0005.

At 10:30 am, the Central Bank will hold two simultaneous line auctions (sale of dollars with repurchase commitment), with a total value of US$1.0 billion, to roll over the maturity date of June 2.

At 11:30 am, the BC holds an auction of 50,000 traditional currency swap contracts to roll over the maturity date of June 1st.

*With information from Reuters

Source: CNN