Blue dollar today: how much it closed this Wednesday, October 13

Blue dollar today: how much it closed this Wednesday, October 13

Thursday, the last round before the long holiday, the parallel dollar had fallen $ 1 to $ 184.50, the lowest in more than two weeks, at the end of a week in which there were announcements of greater controls on financial exchange rates to stop the flight of reserves.

Previously, on Wednesday of last week, the informal dollar rose to $ 187 intraday.

Last week, the Central Bank (BCRA) and the National Securities Commission (CNV) established two measures that tighten the stocks for the operation of financial dollars and limit the advance payment of imports for a month. Official decisions seek to limit the drainage of foreign currency from the coffers of the monetary authority, which was accentuated as a result of seasonality and electoral dollarization.

Throughout the short past week, the parallel dollar registered a fall of $ 1.50, the first decline in this period since the beginning of August.

During September, the blue dollar registered a rise of $ 4.50 (+ 2.5%), after accumulating in August its lowest rise since March, climbing just $ 1 (+ 0.6%).

After hitting a low of $ 139 in early April, the parallel dollar increased $ 9 in April (6.4%), $ 7 (4.7%) in May, $ 11 (7%) in June, and $ 12.50 (+ 7.4%) in July.

The nominal historical record of the blue dollar was recorded on October 23, 2020, when the price shot up to $ 195. That day the gap registered a record 150%. Meanwhile, the maximum level of the gap in 2021 was noted in January when it reached 94.8%.

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