# More expensive dollar: the currency starts the day higher

> The Colombian peso opened Friday at 3,232 per U.S. dollar, four pesos above the day’s reference rate, and traded between 3,215 and 3,233. The U.S. Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 70.905 as the Colombian currency remained volatile.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T09:11:41.492Z
- Category: market · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85814-more-expensive-dollar-the-currency-starts-the-day-higher
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker peso can raise the local cost of imported feed and agricultural inputs, while the softer Dollar Index points to a slight decline in broad U.S. dollar strength.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- semana.com: https://www.semana.com/economia/macroeconomia/articulo/dolar-mas-caro-la-divisa-empieza-la-jornada-con-aumento-en-su-valor/202618/

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