The Banco Nación closed the day with the dollar at $1,088, showing an increase of 75 cents so far this week. In contrast, the blue dollar reached $1,240, its highest value in over two weeks. The wholesale dollar closed at $1,068.50, with an increase of $1.50 compared to the previous day. Despite this, the country's international reserves barely decreased by USD 14 million, reaching a total of USD 28.088 billion at the end of the week.
In the foreign exchange market, the official retail dollar rose by 53 cents, reaching $1,098.33 for sale and $1,039.38 for purchase. On the other hand, the crypto dollar stood at $1,247, linked to Bitcoin, which closed the day at USD 84,596.
During the week, the wholesale dollar increased a total of $2, surpassing the correction of $1.75 from the previous week. The futures market also showed significant growth in operations on Friday. The last negative sale by the Central Bank was USD 474 million, the largest negative balance of the year and the second highest since Javier Milei's administration began.
In other segments, the Liquidation with Cash (Contado con Liquidación) reached $1,244.57, with a spread of 16.5% compared to the official value. The card dollar, which includes a 30% surcharge, traded at $1,414.08. The implied rates for the terms of the second quarter exceeded 2%, moving away from the 1% 'crawling peg' established by the Central Bank. In the financial sector, the MEP dollar closed at $1,239.12, generating a gap of 16% with the official value.
