The Mexican peso closed on Friday, June 5, at 17.4793 units per dollar, down 1.11%. The depreciation was attributed to a stronger dollar following better-than-expected US jobs data.
According to Banco de México data, the currency lost 19.12 cents from the previous close and posted a weekly decline of 0.80%.Gabriela Siller, director of economic analysis at Banco Base, said the depreciation stemmed from a stronger dollar after the release of the May US employment report.At Banamex bank windows the dollar sold for 17.90 pesos. The dollar index rose 0.69% to 100.10 points.