The parallel dollar had exceeded the 8 pesos and finally was able to get to 7.90

February 1, 2013
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The dollar “parallel” or “blue” continues to rise, and on Friday, the U.S. currency added 8 points compared to last Wednesday and it grew over 16% in the 2013.

Despite the holiday on January 31, which was used to cool a little bit the financial markets, in the opening of today the currency was traded at 8 pesos per unit in the city of Buenos Aires. In some provinces at $ 8.20.

However, during the day there was a decrease and some people got it at $ 7.90, two cents less than Wednesday.

On the other hand, at official agencies, the dollar remains unchanged: $ 4.93 for buy and $ 4.98 for sale.

So far this year, the parallel dollar rose 17.3% and the gap with the officer got more than 60 percent.