MONETARY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

( February 1999)
CENTRAL BANK CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (CDBCRP) In millions of nuevos soles Monday 22 Tuesday 23 Wednesday 24 Thursday 25 Friday 26
Stock of CDBCRP 460,8 460,8 460,8 460,8 460,8
Next due date of CDBCRP (March 03, 1999)         61,0
Amount of CDBCRP          
Auction sale of the Banco de la Nacion deposits          
- Proposals received 117,0        
- Proposals accepted 50,0        
Interest rates accepted          
- Minimum 25.52%        
- Maximum 25.52%        
- Average 25.52%        
Outcome of the auction sale          
- Proposals received          
- Proposals accepted          
Interest rates accepted          
- Minimum          
- Maximum          
- Average          
Outcome of the buying auction sale CDBCRP (Repo)          
- Proposals received 276,4 302,4 318,9 277,4  
- Proposals accepted 250,0 250,0 210,0 190,0  
Interest rates accepted          
- Minimum 21,03% 21,03% 22,03% 24,12%  
- Maximum 23,85% 22,78% 22,52% 25,02%  
- Average 21,04% 21,47% 22,42% 24,42%  
Secondary Market of CDBCRP          
Amount traded         19,4
Interest rates 1/          
- Minimum         21,90%
- Maximum         22,74%
- Average         22,11%
SHORT TERM CREDITS (with CDBCRP guarenteed)          
- Amount (millions of nuevos soles) 37,5   56,8 26,4  
- Interest rates 24,95%   24,21% 25,11%  
SHORT TERM CREDITS (with CDBCRP guarenteed)          
- Amount (millions of US dollars)          
- Interest rates          
SWAPS OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY          
- Amount (millions of US dollars) 0,5       130,7
Fee (daily efective rate) 0,0241% 0,0241% 0,0241% 0,0241% 0,0241%
PURCHASES OF FOREIGN CURRENCY AT OVER-THE-COUNTER          
- Amount (millions of US dollars)         -35,3
- Average exchange rate (S/. US$)         3,4223
OTHER INDICATORS          
Commercial bank current account in the BCRP (Stock in millions of nuevos soles) 48,5 66,1 54,3 29,8 74,5
Interbanking operations (domestic currency)          
- Amount (millions of Soles) 207,9 160,1 191,7 123,6 110,7
Interes rates          
- Minimun 23,00% 23,00% 22,00% 23,50% 24,50%
- Maximun 31,00% 28,00% 27,00% 27,60% 31,00%
- Average 24,95% 24,56% 24,21% 25,11% 28,18%
Interbanking operations (foreign currency)          
- Amount (millions of US dollars) 104,1 108,9 84,9 48,5 60,0
Interes rates          
- Minimun 4,50% 4,50% 4,00% 4,25% 4,60%
- Maximun 10,60% 10,60% 10,60% 10,60% 10,60%
- Average 8,98% 9,04% 9,19% 8,77% 8,38%
Commercial Banks operations in the foreign exchange market (millions of US dollars)          
Spot net purchases 1,8 0,7 26,3 -0,4 -11,5
Forwards net purchase -1,3 -0,7 -2,6 2,1 -0,4
Total spot operations 139,9 181,0 176,4 189,6 181,9
Total forward operations 5,6 6,9 5,7 27,9 4,2
1/ Profit rate to the buyer