The Central Bank closed the last day of the month with a negative balance of US$99 million, with which throughout March it made sales for some US$1,918 million in the exchange market.
Regarding the foreign exchange market, the retail dollar closed today at $216.24 average, with an increase of 44 cents compared to the last record yesterday.
In this way, in the third month of the year it accumulated an increase of $13.37, which is equivalent to a growth of 6.59% compared to the last price it presented in February.
In the stock segment, the dollar counted with settlement (CCL) rises 0.9% to $406.45 and the MEP rises 1.2%, at $396.34, in the final stretch of the day.
Meanwhile, in the informal market, the so-called “blue” dollar is trading at $395 per unit, with an increase of $2 compared to the day before. Thus, in March the currency advanced $18.
In the wholesale market, the US currency rose 42 cents compared to its previous close and ended at $209.01, while throughout the month it accumulated a rise of $13.33 (6.02%).
Likewise, the dollar with the 30% surcharge – contemplated in the Country tax – averaged $281.11 per unit; and with the 35% Income Tax advance on the purchase of foreign currency, the value was $356.80.
The dollar destined for tourism abroad -and which has a rate of 45%- was located at $378.42, while for purchases over US$ 300 -which has an additional tax of 25%-, it was positioned at $432. .48.
The volume traded in the cash segment was over US$344 million, in the futures sector of the Electronic Open Market (MAE) operations were registered for US$223 million and in the Rofex futures market for US$2,120 million.