Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | 11:55 a.m.
The blue dollar is trading at $360 on the black market for currencies after rising $2 on Wednesday, reaching the amount of its maximum nominal closing, which it had touched on December 28. Thus, the exchange gap between the parallel and the wholesale exchange rate stood at 97.1%.
The informal dollar suffered its third consecutive rise in the week, which prolongs the upward trend that is already going for its sixth week in a row.
Comparison of increases from 2021 – 2022 – 2023
So far in 2023, the blue dollar accumulates a rise of $11 after closing 2022 at $346. In 2022, the informal advanced $138, 66.4%, after closing 2021 at $208.
The official dollar is trading at $179.11 for purchase and $188.11 for sale at Banco Nación.
The savings dollar or solidarity dollar, which includes 30% of the COUNTRY tax and the 35% deductible of Income and Personal Property Tax, sells for $310.38.
The tourist dollar or card dollar, which includes 30% of the COUNTRY tax and 45% on account of Earnings, trades at $329.19.
The so-called “Qatar dollar”, which includes 30% of the COUNTRY tax, 45% on account of Earnings and 25% advance on Personal Assets, operates at $376.22.
The wholesale dollar, regulated by the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), is trading at $180.52.
The dollar Cash with Settlement (CCL) fell 0.6% to $331.52, bringing the gap with the official wholesale exchange rate to 84.4%.
The MEP dollar or stock market dollar fell 0.4% to $326.11, which marks a spread with the official one of 81.3%.
