Overview
- Banco Nación’s retail dollar closed at ARS 1,470, while major banks signaled ARS 1,470–1,490 for Friday’s open.
- The blue dollar held a premium over bank rates, at about ARS 1,510 in Buenos Aires and ARS 1,526 in Córdoba.
- Financial exchange rates hovered near the bank level, with MEP around ARS 1,472–1,474 and CCL near ARS 1,510–1,516.
- The Central Bank’s recent net purchases total roughly US$520 million, lifting gross reserves to about US$44.717 billion after a US$187 million buy on Wednesday.
- The wholesale dollar traded near ARS 1,441–1,443, and the card rate was approximately ARS 1,911 per dollar.