MONETARY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

( December 1998)
CENTRAL BANK CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (CDBCRP) In millions of nuevos soles Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Tuesdat 24
Stock of CDBCRP 280,0 280,0 280,0 280,0
Next due date of CDBCRP (January 6, 1999) 30,0 30,0 30,0 30,0
Amount of CDBCRP 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0
Auction sale of the Banco de la Nacion deposits        
- Proposals received       237,0
- Proposals accepted       120,0
Interest rates accepted        
- Minimum       16,53%
- Maximum       23,75%
- Average       18,83%
Outcome of the auction sale (due 4 weeks)        
- Proposals received        
- Proposals accepted        
Interest rates accepted        
- Minimum        
- Maximum        
- Average        
Outcome of the buying auction sale CDBCRP (Repo)        
- Proposals received   119,0 134,0 97,0
- Proposals accepted   70,0 120,0 97,0
Interest rates accepted        
- Minimum   18,48% 17,51% 16,53%
- Maximum   19,51% 19,77% 18,50%
- Average   18,92% 18,09% 16,97%
Secondary Market of CDBCRP        
Amount traded        
Interest rates 1/        
- Minimum        
- Maximum        
- Average        
SHORT TERM CREDITS (with CDBCRP guarenteed)        
- Amount (millions of nuevos soles) 100,7   48,9 20,9
- Interest rates 19,26%   21,24% 20,21%
SHORT TERM CREDITS (with CDBCRP guarenteed)        
- Amount (millions of US dollars) 150,0      
- Interest rates 11,18%      
SWAPS OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY        
- Amount (millions of US dollars) 4,9 35,7 45,7 12,0
Fee (daily efective rate) 0,0241% 0,0241% 0,0241% 0,0241%
PURCHASES OF FOREIGN CURRENCY AT OVER-THE-COUNTER        
- Amount (millions of US dollars)        
- Average exchange rate (S/. US$)        
OTHER INDICATORS        
Commercial bank current account in the BCRP (Stock in millions of nuevos soles) 41,0 59,5 128,2 80,5
Interbanking operations (domestic currency)        
- Amount (millions of Soles) 142,3 145,9 118,1 106,7
Interes rates        
- Minimun 17,00% 18,00% 19,00% 16,50%
- Maximun 24,00% 27,00% 27,50% 25,00%
- Average 19,26% 20,75% 21,24% 20,21%
Interbanking operations (foreign currency)        
- Amount (millions of US dollars) 124,5 124,0 146,0 143,0
Interes rates        
- Minimun 6,50% 6,50% 6,00% 6,00%
- Maximun 15,00% 14,50% 14,00% 14,00%
- Average 11,18% 11,71% 11,01% 10,31%
Commercial Banks operations in the foreign exchange market (millions of US dollars)        
Spot net purchases -26,4 25,3 35,8 -4,2
Forwards net purchase -4,1 -5,8 -15,7 -0,2
Total spot operations 161,7 193,2 193,4 58,4
Total forward operations 15,5 5,8 22,5 1,6
1/ Profit rate to the buyer