Dollar today: the parallel quote closed at $321 for sale

On the first day of the week, the blue dollar closed unchanged and is obtained at $ 317 for purchase and $ 321 for sale in the City of Buenos Aires. In this way, the gap fell to 85%, with respect to the wholesale exchange rate. The gap between the blue dollar and the wholesaler is 85%. In turn, on this day the Central Bank (BCRA) closed with purchases for USD 80 million, which are added to the positive balance of USD 457 million that the monetary authority acquired in the first week of the soybean dollar, to the USD 236 million it bought in the second, to the USD 667 million that it added last week. This Monday, December 19, the Central bought USD 80 million in the market. Financial dollars continue to fluctuate. The MEP, which is valued with the Global 2030, fell to $320.89. For its part, the dollar Contado con Liquidación (CCL), also operated with the Global 2030, fell to $ 333.28.The official dollar, meanwhile, ended the day with an increase of one peso and is obtained on the screens of the National Bank (BNA) at $ 172 for purchase and $ 180 for sale. The tourist exchange rate, which is the price that the Argentine citizen pays for his purchases abroad and exceeds the three hundred dollars allowed at a cheaper quote, closed at $ 360. Meanwhile, the wholesaler closed at $173.60 for sale.

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