Overview
- Banco Nación kept the official retail dollar at ARS 1,425 for buying and ARS 1,475 for selling at the last close.
- The informal blue dollar traded at ARS 1,465/1,485, while financial rates ended above the official with MEP near ARS 1,494.62 and CCL around ARS 1,546.98.
- The BCRA ordered that anyone who buys the official dollar cannot operate MEP or CCL transactions for 90 days, including indirect or third‑party routes.
- Argentine dollar bonds logged weekly gains of up to about 4.1% as the country risk index fell roughly 9% to just above 570 basis points after touching a midweek low near 555.
- Major banks signaled Monday opening sell quotes around ARS 1,475 for the official dollar, according to disclosures reported to the central bank.