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Argentina's Calm Peso Masks A High-Stakes Funding Test For Markets
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Key Points
Argentina opened Tuesday with a narrow gap between official and street dollars. Around 07:40 UTC, USD/ARS traded near 1,469.50.
Monday's wholesale session set the tone. The dollar opened near 1,478, slipped as supply improved, touched about 1,468, and ended close to 1,470.
Turnover was roughly $384m, about 30% less than the prior day. The central bank posted net spot purchases near $21m. Gross reserves rose about $301m to around $43.4bn.
Banco Nación marked 1,445/1,495 and the blue market ran near 1,495/1,515. Financial-dollar references stayed close: MEP around 1,500.59 and CCL about 1,543.76.
A tight premium often reflects fewer panic bids, but it also rewards predictability and punishes improvisation. Investors are watching whether the government can meet heavy near-term debt payments without draining reserves or triggering abrupt adjustments.
Derivatives suggested hedging demand eased. Futures turnover on A3 Mercados totaled about $894.6m, while contracts fell roughly 1.5%–1.9%.
The most-traded January contract settled near 1,491.50. On charts, momentum looks stretched on the four-hour view (RSI near 70) but calmer on the daily (RSI near 65), with resistance around 1,471–1,472.
Stocks were similar: calm index, noisy leadership. The S&P Merval ended near 3,130,197, up about 0.1%, after trading roughly 3,068,410 to 3,133,818. ByMA rose about 4.9% and Ternium Argentina about 3.6%.
In New York, Mercado Libre jumped close to 10%, while oil-linked Argentine names lagged as crude's geopolitical bid faded. Dollar bonds eased about 0.2% and country risk stayed around 566.
Winners: narrower dollar gaps, higher reserves, ByMA, Ternium, Mercado Libre. Losers: oil-linked equities, softer dollar bonds, cheaper futures, thin FX volume, and stubborn country risk.
Globally, the backdrop was mildly supportive. The dollar index eased toward 98.2 as Venezuela-related anxiety cooled and rate-cut expectations lingered. ARGT traded around $94.30 on roughly 317,000 shares, with about $776m in assets.
USD/ARS held near 1,469.50, with the blue rate only slightly above the official sell.
The central bank bought about $21m; reserves rose about $301m to roughly $43.4bn.
The Merval barely rose, but ByMA, Ternium and Mercado Libre stood out.
Argentina opened Tuesday with a narrow gap between official and street dollars. Around 07:40 UTC, USD/ARS traded near 1,469.50.
Monday's wholesale session set the tone. The dollar opened near 1,478, slipped as supply improved, touched about 1,468, and ended close to 1,470.
Turnover was roughly $384m, about 30% less than the prior day. The central bank posted net spot purchases near $21m. Gross reserves rose about $301m to around $43.4bn.
Banco Nación marked 1,445/1,495 and the blue market ran near 1,495/1,515. Financial-dollar references stayed close: MEP around 1,500.59 and CCL about 1,543.76.
A tight premium often reflects fewer panic bids, but it also rewards predictability and punishes improvisation. Investors are watching whether the government can meet heavy near-term debt payments without draining reserves or triggering abrupt adjustments.
Derivatives suggested hedging demand eased. Futures turnover on A3 Mercados totaled about $894.6m, while contracts fell roughly 1.5%–1.9%.
The most-traded January contract settled near 1,491.50. On charts, momentum looks stretched on the four-hour view (RSI near 70) but calmer on the daily (RSI near 65), with resistance around 1,471–1,472.
Stocks were similar: calm index, noisy leadership. The S&P Merval ended near 3,130,197, up about 0.1%, after trading roughly 3,068,410 to 3,133,818. ByMA rose about 4.9% and Ternium Argentina about 3.6%.
In New York, Mercado Libre jumped close to 10%, while oil-linked Argentine names lagged as crude's geopolitical bid faded. Dollar bonds eased about 0.2% and country risk stayed around 566.
Winners: narrower dollar gaps, higher reserves, ByMA, Ternium, Mercado Libre. Losers: oil-linked equities, softer dollar bonds, cheaper futures, thin FX volume, and stubborn country risk.
Globally, the backdrop was mildly supportive. The dollar index eased toward 98.2 as Venezuela-related anxiety cooled and rate-cut expectations lingered. ARGT traded around $94.30 on roughly 317,000 shares, with about $776m in assets.
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