Dollar today: the parallel quote fell $3 and closed at $383 for sale

The blue dollar fell 3 pesos on the first day of the week, in this way, it closed at $ 379 for the purchase and $ 383 for the 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 105%. The gap between the blue dollar and the wholesaler is 105%. 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 $357.95. For its part, the dollar Spot with Settlement (CCL), also operated with the Global 2030, closed at $ 367.41.On this day, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) again sold reserves for USD 28 million. “The accumulated losses of January are now accommodated at just over US $ 100 million, still below the negative balance of January last year,” said Gustavo Quintana, analyst at PR Corredores de Cambio.The BCRA accumulates a fall in reserves of USD 104 million in January. The official dollar, meanwhile, ended the day with increases of one peso and is obtained on the screens of the National Bank (BNA) at $ 185.25 for the purchase and $ 193.25 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 $ 386.50. Meanwhile, the wholesaler closed at $186.56 for sale.

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