Throughout the month of March, the prices of the dollar in Argentina they were marked by stability and declines in the different exchange markets, except for the official one, which did not stop rising. At the end of the business week, the regulated currencies registered a new upward mark in the Banco Nación (BNA).
This Saturday, April 2, the dollar official is quoted on the BNA boards at $110.64 for the purchase and $116.64 for the sale, 16 cents more expensive than on Friday. Meanwhile, in the rest of the country’s banking entities, american currency it is offered at $109.48 to buy and $116.73 to sell.
The rise of dollar The official price also had an impact on the so-called solidarity exchange rate, since this currency is made up of the official price plus 30% of the COUNTRY Tax and 35% in advance of the 35% Income Tax. Today, the currency is trading at $192.46 for unit sale.
stock market
During the closure of banking operations, financial currencies also registered increases, but they remain with the lowest prices of the year. The dollar CCL (Contado Con Liqui) opens trading this morning at $195.37 for sale after scoring 14 cents yesterday.
For its part, the dollar MEP, also known as Bolsa, is sold today at an average of $190.60 per unit, after earning 45 cents (+0.30%) on the last business day of the week. Now, the CCL is listed as the second most expensive currency in the market and the MEP as the fourth.
Parallel market
In the informal market, the dollar blue marked her second consecutive losing streak and fell $1 peso on Friday, which led her to break the $200 mark for sale. Now, the foreign currency which operates without regulation from the Central Bank (BCRA), open the exchange wheel at $196 for the purchase and $199 for the sale.
This sustained decline in the blue caused the gap with the official to fall below 80%, which represents the lowest level touched by this currency since July 2021. Despite this drop, the dollar informal stands as the most expensive currency in the exchange market.