Meanwhile, the MEP dollar -also valued with the Global 2030- fell $4.35 (-1.5%) to $278.73. In this way, the spread with the official stood at 100.5%. In August, the stock market dollar increased $6.37 or 2.3% compared to July.
Likewise, the blue dollar fell $5 yesterday to $285. Meanwhile, the gap with the official wholesale exchange rate was reduced to 105%, the lowest level since the beginning of July. During August, the blue dollar fell $6 after ending July at $296.
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The official retail dollar rose nine cents to $145.86 for sale. While the savings dollar gained 15 cents to $240.52, and narrowed the gap with the blue to less than $49; and the tourist dollar advanced 16 cents to $255.26 for sale.
The wholesale dollar, which is directly regulated by the BCRA, rose 30 cents to $139.03. During August, this exchange rate registered an increase of 5.7%, the highest monthly correction since March 2019.
In this scenario, the Central Bank bought less than US$1 million and chained 16 consecutive days without disposing of foreign currency in the exchange market, according to sources from the monetary authority.
“The supply of foreign currency did not generate an important balance so that the monetary authority could achieve a positive balance to highlight, maintaining the low records of the second half of August,” analyzed Gustavo Quintana, operator of PR Corredores de Cambio.
Meanwhile, the BCRA board could increase its reference rate this month to a level of around 75% per year to keep investment in pesos attractive in the face of inflationary pressure and the constant demand for dollars.
Source: Ambito
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