Merval slightly increases

The panel of leading stocks index rose 0.8 percent to 3.348,83 points.

The peso-denominated Discount bond drops 0.8 percent; Pro12, 0.2 percent; Bogar 2018, 0.4 percent; GDP-linked coupon, 0.2 percent.

Meanwhile, Argentina's country-risk declined 3.3 percent to 563 index points basis points in the JP Morgan EMBI index.

The main indicator of the Brazilian stock market's average performance rose 0.3 percent to 67, 795.51 points

The US currency trades for $4.065/$4.025 pesos, remained unchanged compared to the previous closing price in the main banks and bureaux de change in Buenos Aires downtown.

Meanwhile, the euro drops two cents to $5.74/$5.62 pesos.