Blue dollar today: one peso drops and closes at $ 179

On a stable day for the forex market, the blue dollar lost one peso and sold for $ 179.50. Either way, it is still one of the most expensive currencies in the forex market.

Currently, the gap between the free ticket and the official ticket is around 76%, far from the 150% ceiling that was observed in mid-October. In July, the parallel saw a strong bullish streak, where it racked up a $ 15 rise in two weeks and came in at $ 185, its highest value of the year.

In turn, the financial dollar traded in the green for the fourth consecutive round. The MEP or “Bolsa” rose 0.2% to $ 170.08. Cash With Liqui rose 1.1% to $ 172.18.

Finally, the official dollar was unchanged and sold for $ 101.75. The same happened with the Solidarity Dollar, which stood at $ 167.89.

Financial markets

Dl S&P Merval rose 1% to 65,769 units. They dominated the panel of the Buenos Aires stock exchange YPF (4.4%), Central Puerto (2.5%) and Mirgor (1.9%). On the contrary, Loma Negra fell 0.8%.

As for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ADR), they also traded in the green. They presented the largest increase in Mercado Libre with 12.9%. The platform doubled its revenues in the second quarter, growing more than 102% in net revenues, reaching US $ 1.7 billion. They were followed by YPF (6.2%), Despegar (4%) and Globant (3.4%). In contrast, Ternium (-1.7%), Edenor (-0.6%) and IRSA Propiedades Comerciales (-0.4%) fell.

Respect to countries at risk, the indicator created by JP Morgan to measure the yield spread between US Treasuries and those of the rest of the world, fell 0.7% to 1,589 points.