He blue dollar bounced this Tuesday, October 17 and closed at $965 for purchase and $985 for sale, below its symbolic level of $1,000, just days before the crucial presidential election.
He informal exchange rate rose $5 after falling to $960 at the beginning of the day, according to a survey by Ambit in the caves of the City.
He parallel ticket arrived intraday to the $1,050 last Tuesday, which represented its nominal record. The gap with official dollar reached the 181.4%after staying at a pace of 200% on Tuesdayexceeding the levels reached in July 2022, after the departure of Martin Guzman of the Ministry of Economy.
The operations in the caves
During the weekend, the Minister of Economy Sergio Massa He met with part of his team to coordinate the actions. From the Treasury Palace they anticipated Ambit A week full of operations is coming in the caves of the City of Porteña. A reinforcement for reserves, the strategy for financiers and the siege of the blue while Commerce monitors the most sensitive variable: prices.
Despite the initiatives that aim to encourage the liquidation of soybeans, minerals, products from regional economies and SMEs, so far this month, The Central Bank sold more than US$600 million in the official market.
In any case, the pressure on the “cueveros” will continue. The Government considers irrational the gap between the informal dollar and the financial ones, which remained around 20% for several days. They let it be known that they could even advance with new arrest warrants. A fence that will tighten every time exchange rate pressure increases.
How much does the blue dollar rise in the year
So far in 2023, the Dolar blue accumulate one rise from $639 after closing 2022 at $346.
It should be noted that in January the informal dollar It advanced $35 (+10.1%), while in February it accumulated a drop of $6 (-1.6%). In March it registered an increase of $20 (+5.3%), in April, it rose $74 (+18.73%) and during May it rose $21 (+4.5%). In turn, in June it increased $4 (+0.8%), while in July it rose $53 (+11.3%).
In August, the Dolar blue jumped $185 or 33.6% – the largest monthly increase since April 2020 (+41.3%) – after the devaluation of 20% of the peso post STEP.
In the monthly accumulated of September, the informal dollar registered an increase of $65 or 8.8%, below the inflation, which stood at 12.7%. At the same time, it lost compared to the performance offered by the 30-day fixed term in pesos (9.7%), after far surpassing it last month.
In 2022, it advanced $138 (+66.4%) after closing 2021 at $208.
How much did the dollar cost today, Tuesday, October 17
He wholesale dollar listed in $350.05value that Central Bank (BCRA) seeks to sustain until the end of October.
For his part, the dollar savings With the new government measure, it was sold to $734.91.
How much did the MEP dollar operate at today, Tuesday, October 17
For his part, the MEP dollar listed at $896.79. Thus, the spread with the official exchange rate is located in the 156.2%.
How much the CCL dollar closed at today, Tuesday, October 17
He CCL dollar It stands at $972.85. In this way, the exchange gap is positioned at 177.9%.
Price of the tourist dollar today, Tuesday, October 17
He tourist dollar or cardand savings (or solidarity) dollar -which include 30% of the COUNTRY TAX + 45% of the Perception of Profits + 25% of Gross Income– operated in $734.91.
Quote of the crypto dollar today, Tuesday, October 17
The crypto dollar or Bitcoin dollar rises 2.3% and is trading at $984.79, according to the average among local exchanges reported by Comonitor.
Source: Ambito
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