Overview

• Banco Nación set the opening sell price at ARS 1,370 and the BCRA’s retail average published near ARS 1,367.98 for Tuesday’s start.
• Parallel quotes hovered close to bank screens, with the blue dollar at about ARS 1,365 in Buenos Aires and ARS 1,379 in Córdoba, while Mercado Pago showed ARS 1,369.70 for sales.
• Financial dollars traded slightly below the official rate, with MEP around ARS 1,358–1,362 and CCL near ARS 1,359–1,360, and the crypto rate near ARS 1,365/1,372.
• Consumption-linked rates held far higher, with dólar tarjeta and ahorro around ARS 1,781, reflecting the tax load on overseas spending.
• After leaked corruption audios intensified political risk, the official dollar climbed roughly ARS 35 to ARS 1,370, the wholesale rate reached ARS 1,362, Argentine stocks and bonds fell up to 10%, and country risk was reported above 800 basis points.