On the last day of the week the blue dollar closed unchanged and is trading at $284 for the purchase and $288 for the sale. In this way, the exchange rate gap remained at 96%, with respect to the wholesale exchange rate.
The gap between the blue dollar and the wholesaler is 96%
Meanwhile, financial dollars rose again. The MEP, which is valued at Global 2030, closed at $297.30. For its part, the dollar Counted with Settlement (CCL), also traded with the Global 2030, closed at $312.22.The official dollar, for its part, had no variations on this day and in the Banco Nación (BNA) the currency is obtained at $145 for the purchase and $153 for the sale. On the other hand, the tourist dollar, which is the price that the Argentine citizen pays for their purchases abroad, closed at $268.19 Meanwhile, the wholesaler closed at $147.32 for sale.
The Central Bank bought USD 317 million.
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) returned to buy foreign currency in the market, on this day it was made of USD 317 million, which added the nineteenth consecutive day of increase in reserves after the implementation of a special exchange rate for soybean exports, which ends today. Market sources estimated that since the beginning of the month, the monetary authority has already acquired around USD 4.9 billion.
