08/18/2020 - 12:18
- Clarín.com
- Economy
- Economy
After a weekend with versions that came and went about the future of the savings dollar , this Tuesday after the holiday the blue dollar started calmly, at $ 132, while the alternative dollars operate without a fixed trend.
The Stock Exchange dollar or MEP , which allows obtaining dollars through the purchase and sale of bonds, falls 0.2%, to $ 123.97, while the cash with liquid, which with the same operation allows access to foreign currency placed abroad , rises 0.8%, to $ 127.87.
On Friday, the version began to spread that from the Central Bank there was pressure to limit the sale of the US $ 200 that savers can buy per month. The issue was discussed at a meeting between Alberto Fernández and Economy Minister Martín Guzmán on Saturday, after the President said that they were studying the possible restriction of the stocks.
But after the meeting, from Economy they came out to deny changes in the sale of dollars.
The anxiety reached savers who, with the Monday holiday, were only going to be able to acquire dollars this Tuesday. In any case, the price of the "alternative" dollars to those US $ 200 seems to remain calm.
The official wholesale dollar, the one operated by banks and companies, and which has been increasing between 5 and 7 cents a day, this Tuesday advances 17 cents, to $ 73.32. The "jump" is because in general when there is a holiday, the Central Bank adds the devaluation of that day to the first following business day.
Thus, the solidarity dollar is sold for $ 100.60 .
The country risk , meanwhile, remains at 2,142 basis points, while the shares fall sharply in the local market. The S&P Merval fell 2.2%.
Argentine stocks on Wall Street operate mixed, with rises that reach 7.6% and falls of up to 5%.
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