Likewise, the MEP dollar or regulated stock market closed at $ 179.24, which left a gap of 80%. At the same time, in the unregulated segment, it exceeded $ 190.
The dollar blue rose $ 2 to its record of $ 196, Therefore, the gap with the wholesale exchange rate, which is regulated by the Central Bank, stood at 96.9%, the highest figure since December 30 of last year, amid persistent demand for hedging, at almost three weeks of national legislative elections.
Simultaneously, the Central Bank bought US $ 21 million and entering the last week of operations of the month accumulates in October purchases for almost US $ 550 million. In this way, in a day where the volume of operations approached US $ 500 million, the second highest of the month and much higher than the average for the year.
In the accumulated of the year, the BCRA has acquired more than US $ 6,750 million.
The Minister of Economy, Martín Guzmán, stated on Monday that “there will be no devaluation considering that the BCRA is buying dollars, we have a trade surplus and exports are growing; there is more resilience ”. He also raised in relation to the agreement with the IMF the need for it to be a sustainable pact and anticipated that said agreement “will take many steps” given the large volume of debt.
The gross international reserves of the monetary authority climbed US $ 19 million this Monday to US $ 43,057 million.
Official dollar
The dollar today ended almost stable this Tuesday at $ 105.05 -without taxes-, according to the average of the main banks in the financial system. In turn, the retail value of the US dollar remained stable at $ 104.75 at Banco Nación.
The savings dollar or solidarity dollar – which includes 30% of the COUNTRY tax, and 35% on account of Profits – closed at almost $ 173.33.
In the wholesale segment, currency advanced six cents to $ 99.54 in a wheel in which it operated with a more demanded tone and with dominance of authorized purchase orders during almost the entire development of the session. Prices moved with an upward trend and with greater amplitude between the lows and highs traded.
The correction experienced by the wholesale exchange rate is the highest for a day since last April 28, with the exception of the usual adjustments at each beginning of the week.
The North American currency operated with a more demanding tone and with dominance of authorized purchase orders during almost the entire development of the session. Prices moved with an upward trend and with greater amplitude between the lows and highs traded.
The lows were recorded at the beginning at $ 99.52, four cents above the previous end. Authorized purchase orders remained relatively intense and little by little, they were driving upward price corrections that moved them away from the initial lows. The official activity at times accompanied the demand for foreign currency, with purchases that also justified the rise in prices, which reached the maximum at $ 99.56 at the end of the day.
In the first two days of this week, the dollar rises by 17 cents, with a weekly projection higher than the previous week’s adjustment.
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