Blue dollar today: how much it closed this Thursday, April 20

In another day of high exchange rate tension, the blue dollar took a new leap this Thursday, April 20, with strong price volatility in the caves of the city of Buenos Airescharacterized by the absence of sellers and uncertainty on the part of buyers. The parallel ticket touched an intraday all-time high of $440 at mid-round.

Thus, the informal dollar climbed $9 compared to the previous close and closed at $432 for sale after touch $440 at noon, its new intraday nominal record. In this way, the gap with the official reached 98.2%, after touching the 100.3% around noon.

So far this week, the informal dollar accumulates a rise of $32.

The new increase in the informal dollar occurred in line with a new jump in financial exchange rates, with the CCL close to $435.

In the middle of this panorama, the BCRA ordered a new rate hike in line with what the market expected. The measure comes after the strong inflation data for March, which was 7.7%.

The Central Bank (BCRA) ordered a new increase in monetary policy rates of 300 basis points. This was defined by the members of the board of directors in the framework of the usual meeting on Thursdays.

So, the new nominal annual rate (TNA) of the traditional fixed term and of the LELIQs is set at 81%with an effective annual rate (TEA) of 118%, which is equivalent to an effective monthly rate of 6.75%.

For his part, he Crypto dollar or Bitcoin dollar rose 1.1% to $434.39based on the average among local exchanges reported by Coinmonitor.

How much does the blue dollar rise in the year

so far 2023the blue dollar accumulates a rise of $86 (+24.9%) after closing 2022 at $346.

It should be noted that in In January, the informal dollar advanced $35 (+10.1%), while in February it accumulated a fall of $6 (-1.6%). In turn, in March it registered an increase of $20 (+5.3%).

In 2022, it advanced $138 (+66.4%) after closing 2021 at $208.

More on the rise of the blue dollar – Blue dollar broke a new record: in most provinces it ended above $420

MEP dollar price, Thursday, April 20

He dollar MEP or Bag -operated with the GD30 bond- climbed $12.13 (+1.5%) to $421.90. Thus, the gap with the official was located at 93.5%.

Price of the CCL dollar, Thursday, April 20

He dollar “counted with liquid” (CCL)-operated with the GD30 bond- advanced $6.37 (+1.5%) to the nominal record of $435.95. In this way, the gap with the official was expanded to 100%.

Price of the tourist dollar, Thursday, April 20

He qatar dollar -which includes 30% of the COUNTRY tax, 45% deductible from Income Tax and Personal Property Taxand a new perception of 25% to Personal Assets account- rose $1.32 and ended at $450.42. This exchange rate applies to consumption abroad with debit and credit cards over US$300 per month per person.

For his part, he savings dollar or solidarity dollar -which includes 30% of the tax COUNTRY and 35% deductible from Income Tax Earnings and Personal Property– increased $1.09 to $371.60.

Meanwhile, the dollar wholesalerwhich is directly regulated by the BCRA, appreciated 51 cents and closed at $217.99.

What is the blue dollar?

The value of Dolar blue it has a substantial difference with the official dollar, which is purchased in banks and has an established price. Its sale is in the informal market, without regulations or limits, and for this reason it is generally operated at a higher value than the official dollar.

Why is it called a blue dollar?

It is not clear the origin of Dolar blue as a name for the ticket operation in the informal market. But there are theories.

An explanation of its name indicates that it is called that way because in English, “blue”, in addition to naming the color blue, refers to something “dark”.

Another theory relates it to purchase operations through bonds or shares of companies known as “blue chips.” They also link it to the approximate color that appears when a fiber is applied to detect counterfeit bills.

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