Overview
- The official dollar at Banco Nación closed around $1,485 and the wholesale rate settled in the mid‑$1,450s, leaving roughly a 3% gap to the band ceiling near $1,498.
- Financial exchange rates softened slightly as MEP hovered near $1,495 and CCL around $1,511–$1,516, while the blue rose to about $1,455.
- After a post‑election surge, local stocks and ADRs saw profit‑taking and modest declines, even as some hard‑dollar bonds rebounded and country risk hovered near 655–670 basis points.
- The Treasury faces more than $10 trillion pesos in maturities in today’s auction, with analysts warning that weak rollover could strain liquidity following recent cash releases from government deposits.
- Gross international reserves stand near US$39–40.8 billion and near‑term IMF interest payments of roughly US$822 million are in focus for their impact on reserve dynamics.