Dollar today: the parallel price continues to climb and closed at $ 383 for sale

The blue dollar continues to climb and on Wednesday, January 25, it closed at $ 379 for purchase and $ 383 for sale in the exchange houses of the City of Buenos Aires. Since the beginning of this year the parallel currency accumulates increases by 37 pesos. The gap with respect to the wholesale exchange rate is 110%. The gap between the blue dollar and the wholesaler is 110%. In 2022, the blue dollar closed with lower increases than inflation measured by the Indec: it increased 138 pesos, which gives 64.5%, while the price variation in 2022 was 94.8%. Meanwhile, financial dollars closed with slight increases. The MEP, which is valued with Global 2030 bonds, closed at $356.14. For its part, the dollar Counted with Settlement (CCL), also operated with the Global 2030, closed at $ 369.57.The official dollar, meanwhile, ended the day without variation and is obtained on the screens of the National Bank (BNA) at $ 183.50 for the purchase and $ 191.50 for the 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 $ 383. Meanwhile, the wholesaler closed at $185.09 for sale. On this day, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) again sold reserves for USD 56 million after obtaining USD 2 million in the previous round. “The accumulated of the month is now reduced to about USD 27 million of official net purchases,” said Gustavo Quintana, analyst at PR Corredores de Cambio.

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