Merval, local bonds rise

The panel of leading stocks index increased 1.17 percent to 3,635.26 points.

The Boden 2015 bond gained 1.4 percent; Pro12, 1.8 percent and the peso-denominated Discount bond, 0.8 percent.

Argentina's country-risk meanwhile declined to 517 basis points in the JP Morgan EMBI index.

The US currency traded for $4.035/$3.99 pesos, increased one cent compared to the previous closing price in the main banks and foreign exchange houses in Buenos Aires downtown.

Meanwhile, the euro gained four cents to $5.52/$5.42 pesos.

The main indicator of the Brazilian stock market's average performance increased 1.9 percent to 67,837 points.