Overview
- The central bank said it received reports from major lenders and confirmed the dollar prices banks will use at Friday’s open, with sell quotes ranging roughly from $1,470 to $1,489 across institutions such as Banco Nación, Galicia, BBVA and Macro.
- Banco Nación’s retail rate on Jan. 1 was $1,430 for buying and $1,480 for selling, establishing the headline official reference for consumers.
- Parallel market pricing showed the blue dollar around $1,510 for buying and $1,530 for selling in Buenos Aires, while Córdoba quoted near $1,546 on the sell side.
- Financial-dollar references were near the official level, with the wholesale dollar around $1,455, MEP near $1,483–$1,485 and CCL about $1,523–$1,526.
- BCRA gross reserves stood at US$41.165 billion after a US$727 million end-of-month decline, following larger swings earlier in the week.