The parallel dollar in Argentina is currently 10 pesos below its opening value for the year, having closed last year at 1230 pesos. The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) made a purchase of 163 million dollars in the Unique and Free Exchange Market on Friday.
Regarding currency quotes, the official dollar was at 1033.50 pesos for purchase and 1073.50 pesos for sale at Banco Nación on Monday, February 3rd. Meanwhile, the card dollar experienced a change, reaching 1395.50 pesos after government decisions related to perceptions about this exchange rate.
On the other hand, the blue dollar remained stable on Monday, February 3rd at 1200 pesos for purchase and 1220 pesos for sale in the caves of the Buenos Aires City, with an informal exchange gap of 13.64%. Net purchases in January totaled 1748 million dollars.
Since the beginning of Luis Caputo's management on December 13, 2023, the BCRA's positive balance amounts to 24.009 million dollars, with International Reserves reaching 28.307 million dollars. As for the quotes of the official dollar and operations in different banks and financial institutions, diverse purchase and sale values are shown in the Buenos Aires City.
In the investment field, investors are beginning to take profits in large-cap technology stocks to redirect their investments toward more conservative and less volatile papers, in a process that began in late 2024 and accelerated with the emergence of DeepSeek in the market.
