The dollars continue to search for their new equilibrium point and the market wonders if the Government will support its price in the face of a rise
For iProfessional
01/13/2023 – 07:12 a.m.
After accumulating five consecutive days with increases, the Dolar blue List this Friday at $363 in the caves of downtown Buenos Aires, a value that means a new price record. In the last round, the financial exchange rates were also under a lot of upward pressure throughout the round and, unlike previous sessions, “the official presence was not clearly noticeable to prevent the price from skyrocketing.”
A) Yes, in the stock segment, the dollar counted with liquidation (CCL) trades at $343.57Meanwhile he MEP (Electronic Payment Market) does so in $342.38.
City sources specified iProfessional that the blue advanced strongly due to the lack of liquidity of the currency in the market, and “despite the fact that many are doing the maneuver of buying MEP and then selling it in the caves”.
“When he pretended that it was going to $364, they stopped operating it because they started making calls,” said a well-known exchanger.
For its part, the retail dollar starts the wheel at an average of $188.17. In the wholesale segment, the US currency stands at an average of $180.97.
As relevant data of the day, The Central Bank ended the day on Thursday with a neutral balance and reached seventeen consecutive days without sales in the segment where banks and large companies operate.
The market wonders if this year the Government will step on the dollar or follow inflation
How much is the blue dollar trading today?
The Dolar blue operates at $363 for sale and $359 to buy.
How financial dollars operate
In the stock segment, the dollar counted with liquidation (CCL) is trading at $343.57, while the MEP (Electronic Payment Market) does it at $342.38.
What is the official dollar price
The retail official dollar trades at $188.17 average.
In the wholesale segment, the US currency trades at an average of $180.97.
Thus, the dollar with the 30% surcharge -contemplated in the COUNTRY tax-, marks an average of $244.62 per unit, and with the advance payment of the Income Tax of 35% on the purchase of foreign currency, to $310 .48.
Meanwhile, the dollar allocated to tourism abroad -and which has a rate of 45%- stands at $329.30, while for purchases over 300 dollars -and which has an additional tax of 25%-, it is located in $376.34.
The blue dollar climbed again to record levels.
The currency gap
Lastly, the exchange gap between the average retail dollar published by the BCRA and the different exchange rates is as follows:
- Blue: 100%
- CCL: 82%
- MEP: 81%
