After a Wednesday with strong increases, this Thursday the prices operated unevenly. The gap remained around 20%.
The MEP, in the previous day, registered its largest daily increase in two and a half months.
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Financial dollars ended up uneven this Thursday October 17. The MEP stopped its initial advance and closed lower, although during the week it accumulated an increase of almost $25.
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The dollar MEP, or “stock market”, ended with a decline of 29 cents, to $1,159.60therefore the gap with the official exchange rate decreased to 18.2%. For its part, the dollar CCL, rose a slight $2.05 (+0.2%) to $1,192.86. In this case the gap reached 21.5% in this round.


Nicholas Capellafrom Investing in the Stock Market, explained that towards the middle of the day there was a lot of demand for MEP which pushed the price to levels of $1,170, but Upon the closing of the market, a sharp drop was notedwhich also dragged the CCL. The specialist hinted that this setback It may have been generated by the direct intervention of the Central Bank (BCRA).
How much was the official dollar quoted for today, Thursday, October 17
In the official exchange market, the wholesale dollar advanced 50 cents to $981.50 per unit. The Central Bank (BCRA) bought US$115 million, although gross reserves fell by US$20 million to US$28,274 million.
“The BCRA purchases, and therefore better reserve dynamics, continue to extend the climate of exchange calm, beyond some modest tricks of sliding financial dollars into the last wheels”explained the economist Gustavo Ber.
And he added: “it happens that the withdrawal of deposits in dollars so far in October continues to be gradual and orderly, which is why laundering continues to provide a strong expansion of resources that would be applied not only to financial assets but also to real assets, hence the firmness exhibited by Negotiable Obligations and private credit“.
How much did the future dollar trade at today, Thursday, October 17
The future dollar contract for the end of October remained stable at $994.50. For November it rose 0.1% to $1,022.50 and for December it increased 0.2% to $1,052.
By 2025, all contracts also rose, registering advances of 0.5% for August and September. In this way, the deadlines exhibited a generalized rebound, after chaining six consecutive days of decline.
How much was the blue dollar sold for today, Thursday, October 17
He blue dollar closed stable at $1,220 for sale, according to a survey of Scope in the caves of the City.
Price of the card dollar today, Thursday, October 17
He dollar card or touristand the dollar savings (either solidary) offered to $1,601.60.
Quote of the crypto dollar today, Thursday, October 17
He crypto dollar or Bitcoin dollar quotes at $1,199.32, according to Bitso.
Source: Ambito