With attention focused on Congress due to the debate on the Ley Bases, the dollar slowed its rise and remained stable.
For its part, the Central Bank has not been able to obtain reserves in the exchange market and this Thursday it sold foreign currency again. The monetary authority assisted the market with 85 million dollars and in June it was not able to accumulate foreign currency at all, registering, with one round left until the end of the month, a net sales balance of US$ 46 million.
The blue dollar fell 10 pesos compared to Wednesday’s close and was traded at $1,325 for purchase and $1,355 for sale, breaking a three-day winning streak. This week it has accumulated a rise of $55 pesos.
After the daily adjustment of the wholesale exchange rate to $911.50, the gap was again below 50% at 48.66%.
In the case of financial dollars, they remained almost in the same line as Wednesday. The MEP dollar fell two pesos to settle at $1,330.11 while the cash with settlement rose four pesos to $1,345.70.
In this way, the three free exchange rates were compressed into a difference of just 25 pesos.
The value of the bill at Banco Nación is $929.50 and in the average bank it is $949.11.
The volume traded on Thursday in the cash segment increased compared to previous days to US$ 375.34 million and the Central Bank had to assist importers with 85 million dollars.
The balance of the monetary authority’s gross reserves fell by US$137 million to end at the level of US$29,748 million.
