Buenos Aires Merval benchmark stock index jumped today 6 percent to 3,720.91 points pushed by YPF shares which climbed 12.3 percent in Buenos Aires and 5.6 in Wall Street.
Amid a high volatility and uncertainty of the so called "blue" dollar rate which this week skyrocketed to record highs, traders were not operating today due to increasing fears of government controls over the so called "blue" dollar informal market.
After two days of a frozen black market dollar, the parallel rate traded today 83 cents lower at AR$9.20 while the official rate ended half a cent higher at AR$5.245 compared to yesterday's close.
The Merval benchmark stock index closed at 3,510.11 points today, amid a buoyant session. It reached a 6.8 percent downturn so far the month and a 25.5 percent rise in the year.
Buenos Aires Merval benchmark stock index traded1.2 percent higher today at 3.888,10, climbing 4.3 percent so far the week and 34.6 percent so far this year. Yesterday, the index fell 0.1 percent on less-than-expected earnings data from Tenaris
After breaking the key psychological barrier of 10 dollars yesterday, the so called "blue" dollar which trades on the black market climbed again today 37 cents to AR$10.45.
The so called "blue" dollar which trades on the black market was plunging today 42 cents to AR$10.03 (selling price) after skyrocketing yesterday to AR$10.45. Meanwhile, the official rate closed one cent higher at AR$5.175 (buying price) and AR$5.23 (selling price) compared to yesterday's close.
Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno considered that during 2013 the peso could experience a 18-20 percent depreciation, thus ending the year around 6 pesos per US dollar.
The Merval benchmark stock index in Buenos Aires Stock Exchange today rose 1 percent to 3,724.45 points, reaching a 9 percent raise so far the month and gaining 29 percent so far this year.
Chaco governor Jorge Capitanich once again defended the decision to swap a dollar debt into pesos and assured that the National Government had not had any involvement in the decision he made last week. He also stated that the province followed a Central Bank disposition.
Bank clerks held a national strike today demanding the payment of 1,800 pesos allegedly owed due to wage negotiations. An assembly will be held by the union tomorrow to define a “struggle plan.”
Kirchnerite senator Aníbal Fernández expressed his support for the recent calls to pass a Public Ethics Law in the Buenos Aires province and asked Governor Daniel Scioli to pesify his dollar savings, estimated in $200,000.
The US dollar traded steady today at AR4.68/AR$4.72 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price yesterday.
The US dollar traded at AR4.69/AR$4.73 today, gaining half a cent compared with the previous closing price.
Kirchnerite officials defended the ‘pessification’ of different national payments today, including Chaco Governor Jorge Capitanich and Buenos Aires province deputy-governor Gabriel Mariotto.
The US dollar traded at AR4.665/AR$4.705 today, it has climbed one cent compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar traded at AR4.675/AR$4.715 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar traded at AR4.675/AR$4.715 today, remaining unchanged compared with the previous closing price on Friday.
The US dollar was half a cent higher today and was being traded at AR4.65/AR$4.695, while the black market price was AR$6.30.
The US dollar traded at AR4.665/AR$4.695 today, thus remaining unchanged compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar traded at AR4.665/AR$4.695 today, thus remaining unchanged compared with the previous closing price; while the black market price also traded steady at AR$6.31.
The US dollar traded at AR4.635/AR$4.675 today, it has climbed half a cent compared with the previous closing price yesterday.
The US dollar traded at AR4.64/AR$4.68 today, thus climbing half cent compared with Friday's closing price.
The US dollar traded steady at AR4.64/AR$4.68 today; it remained unchanged compared with yesterday's closing price.
Owners and dog walkers in La Plata could be forced to pay fines up to 300 pesos if they don’t pick up alter their dogs on public streets, it was said today.
The US dollar traded steady at AR4.61/AR$4.655 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price on Friday.
The US dollar was trading at AR4.63/AR$4.67 today, it remained unchanged compared with yesterday's closing price.
The US dollar closed at AR4.60/AR$4.645 on Monday, unchanged compared with the previous closing price on Friday.
The US dollar traded steady at AR4.605/AR$4.645 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price yesterday.
The US dollar traded at AR4.61/AR$4.655 today, gaining half a cent compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar traded at AR4.56/AR$4.605 today, remained unchanged compared with the previous closing price. On the black market, the US currency fell one cent, 25 cents during the week, and ended at AR$6.20.
The US dollar climbed half cent compared with the previous closing price, and traded at AR4.58/AR$4.625 today. Meanwhile, the black market's "blue" dollar climbed one cent trading at AR$6.28.
The US dollar traded at AR4.585/AR$4.63 today, climbing half cent compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar was half a higher today at AR4.54/AR$4.59, compared with the previous closing price on Friday, while in the black market it was trading lower at AR$6.42.
The US dollar moved up by half a cent at both the buying and selling rate, and was trading at AR$4.545/AR$4.595 today. On the black market the US currency rose by two cents compared to yesterday's closing price, trading at AR$6.45.
The US dollar traded at AR4.55/AR$4.60 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price on Friday while in the black market the US currency was trading lower.
The US dollar was trading at AR4.51/AR$4.55 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price last week. Yesterday local markets were closed due to the bank holiday for Independence Day.
The US dollar traded at AR4.53 /AR$4.575 today, it gained half a cent compared to the previous closing price on Friday. Meanwhile, the black market price or "blue dollar" traded at 6.31 pesos at the so called "illegal exchange caves."
The US dollar was traded at AR4.535/AR$4.58 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price. Meanwhile, the black market price or "blue dollar" lost pace compared to yesterday and trades at AR$6.43/AR$6.48 pesos.
The US dollar closed at AR4.49/AR$4.53 on Monday, slightly higher than its closing price on Friday.
The US dollar traded at AR4.49/AR$4.53 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar today closed at a stable rate today, at AR4.50/AR$4.54, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.
AFIP tax collection agents closed down two illegal exchange houses in the city neighbourhood of Palermo that were selling dollars at a 6-peso price, the agency informed today.
The official dollar closed at AR$4.49 today, raising one cent compared to the last closing price last Thursday, while in the black market its price fell four cents to AR$5.89.
The US dollar was trading at AR4.475/AR$4.52 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.
The US dollar traded steady at AR$4.40/AR$4.44, compared to the previous closing price at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
The US dollar climbed one cent trading at AR$4.415/AR$4.455, compared to the previous closing price at Buenos Aires exchange houses on Friday.
The US dollar stood at AR$4.425/AR$4.465 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
The US dollar traded for AR$4.37/AR$4.33, remaining unchanged from the previous exchange rate at the close of business.
The US dollar stood at AR$4.36/AR$4.325 today, dropping half a cent from the previous price at the close business at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
The US dollar stood at AR$4.325/AR$4.36 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
The US dollar stood at AR$4.30/AR$4.34, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses
The US dollar stood at AR$4.31/AR$4.355 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was met today with Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi following the further extension of non-SUBE card fare announcement; which was put forward until March. The meeting took place amid the grand speculation over how non-SUBE transport costs are to be affected by subsidy cuts, with some consumers saying prices could reach as much as 10 pesos.
The US dollar traded at AR$4.265/AR$4.305, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close of trading at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
The US dollar stood at AR$4.28/AR$4.325 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.
Santa Cruz's police unveiled that Catriel Mayor Carlos Johnston was carrying $50,000 pesos when he was found at the Los Antiguos locality, after being lost for three days.
The Fiscal Surplus reached 431.9 million pesos in August, and accumulated 11.711 billion pesos in the first eight months of the year, the government reported. It has dropped 84.1 percent year-on-year.
The US dollar traded for AR$4.19/AR$4.235, and remained at the same price compared to yesterday's exchange rate.
The US dollar traded for AR$4.19/AR$4.235, and remained at the same price compared to the previous session exchange rate.
The US dollar traded at AR$4.33/AR$4.365 today, it gained half a cent from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.