The dollar and the euro reached new all-time highs in the Cuban informal market this Wednesday.
In the last few hours, the dollar rose by two pesos to 532 CUP; and the euro climbed five pesos to 605 CUP, according to the latest data from the informal currency market.
The Freely Convertible Currency (MLC), on the other hand, registered a movement in the opposite direction: it dropped 10 pesos and fell to 410 CUP, breaking the upward trend that had taken it to 420 CUP last Monday.
Exchange rate today 04/29/2026 - 8:46 a.m. in Cuba:
Exchange rate of the USD to CUP according to elTOQUE: 532 CUP.
Exchange Rate Evolution
Exchange rate of the euro EUR to CUP according to elTOQUE: 605 CUP.
Exchange rate of MLC to CUP according to the TOQUE: 410 CUP.
It is the first time in many weeks that the three reference currencies of the Cuban informal market are experiencing price movements on the same day.
The dollar had previously set its record at 530 CUP on April 22, after rising four pesos in a single day, and had remained at that level for several consecutive days.
The euro, for its part, broke the psychological barrier of 600 CUP on April 19 and had not wavered since then, maintaining that level for ten days.
In the case of the euro, the new value surpasses the projection made by the Cuba Observatory of Coins and Finance (OMFi) for the end of April, which was 604 CUP.
The US dollar, for its part, is just one peso away from the maximum value of 533 CUP that the OMFi had forecasted.
Equivalence of United States Dollar (USD) to Cuban Peso (CUP), according to the exchange rates on this 29th of April:
1 USD = 532 CUP.
5 USD = 2,660 CUP.
10 USD = 5,320 CUP.
20 USD = 10,640 CUP.
50 USD = 26,600 CUP.
100 USD = 53,200 CUP.
Equivalence of Euro banknotes (EUR) to Cuban Peso (CUP):
1 EUR = 605 CUP.
5 EUR = 3.025 CUP.
10 EUR = 6,050 CUP.
20 EUR = 12,100 CUP.
50 EUR = 30,250 CUP.
100 EUR = 60,500 CUP.
200 EUR = 121,000 CUP.
500 EUR = 302,500 CUP.
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