Dollar Today: Parallel Trading Closed at $284 for Sale

On the third day of the week the blue dollar rose again and stood at $ 280 for the purchase and $ 284 for the sale in the exchange houses of the City of Buenos Aires. In this way, the parallel currency returns to the values with which it closed the month of August, after a significant drop due to the expectation of the “soybean dollar” that was launched this week and that foresees the income of USD 5,000 million dollars, according to the Treasury Palace. The official dollar, on the other hand, closed with a rise of fifty cents compared to the previous round. In the Banco Nación (BNA) the currency is obtained at $ 139 for the purchase and $ 147 for the sale. On the other hand, the tourist dollar, which is the dollar that the Argentine citizen pays for his purchases abroad, closed at $ 257.25.
The gap between the official dollar and the blue dollar is around 93%.

Meanwhile, financial dollars closed lower. The “cash with settlement” (CCL) closed at $282.31; the MEP, on the other hand, ended the day at $ 270.72.
The Central Bank bought USD 3 million.

The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) bought again in the market, this day it was made of USD 300 million, in the previous round it had also made purchases for USD 140 million. The monetary authority has already hoarded about 431 million dollars, because on Monday it sold USD 9 million.

Original source in Spanish