The Mexican currency in international markets is located at 18.07 pesos per dollar wholesale, which means an appreciation of 0.5% or 9 cents compared to the previous day, according to information from Bloomberg.
Investors and operators are optimistic given a positive reading of inflation for March in the United States, which was below estimates and with a significant moderation compared to the previous month. The general rise in prices in the neighboring country to the north went from 6.0% in February to 5.0% at an annual ratewhile core inflation, the least volatile segment, reported a slight rise from 5.5% to 5.6%.
The Dollar Index, which compares the behavior of the US currency against the other six main currencies in the world, dawns with a depreciation of 0.6%, while the euro rises 0.6% against the greenback and the pound gains 0.3%. Bitcoin, the currency with the largest assets in the cryptocurrency market, advances 0.8%, keeping little appetite from investors.
This is how the stock markets wake up after data on inflation in the US
The stock markets operate with a positive bias, where investors assimilate the inflation data in the United States, as well as the possibility of less monetary tightening, while they are waiting for signs of strength or slowdown that the next reports may send corporate with respect to the beginning of the year.
The futures of the main stock indicators on Wall Street anticipate a positive opening. In Mexico, the main indicator of the BMV could continue consolidating above 54 thousand points, Following their international peers, Banorte specialists estimate.
In Asia, the markets closed mixed, the Nikkei gained 0.6% and the Han Seng fell 1.2%, while in Europe the stock markets show positive movements, where the Euro Stoxx 50 operates with an advance of 0.5%. The price of US West Texas Intermediate WTI oil, a reference for the Mexican mix, advances 0.8%waiting for more information about the market.
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