The US currency started the week lower in the foreign exchange market. In Argentina, the blue dollar remains below 300 Argentine pesos.
The dollar closed this Monday at $40,178 in the interbank price with a drop of 1.07% compared to Friday’s close.
The maximum price traded through the Bevsa screens was $40.25 and the minimum was $40.10, with an average value of $40.18. The total operation of this Monday was for US$ 17.3 million.
On the board of Banco República (BROU), the dollar ended the day at $38.90 for comparison and $41.30 for sale.
In Argentina, the blue dollar began the week with a drop of 3 Argentine pesos and traded at 285 Argentine pesos for purchase and 290 for sale. The gap with the official exchange rate was 118% at the start of trading on Monday. The closing had a slight increase in its value and was quoted at 292 Argentine pesos for sale with a drop of 0.34%.
On the official side, the retail exchange rate advanced to 139.75 pesos at Banco Nación and $140.58 at the average of financial entities, The wholesale dollar closed the day at 133.57 pesos with a rise of 68 cents compared to the previous closing.
Globally, the dollar index, which measures the currency against six other currencies, ended at 106.32, down 0.16 from the last close.
With information from El Cronista
