The dollar closed stable at $ 58.48, contained by the Central Bank stock

The dollar for sale to the public rose seven cents and closed at $ 58.41 average, while in the wholesale segment the currency fell by two cents and ended at $ 55.98.

For city operators, the dollar was largely contained by direct sales in the cash segment of the entity that leads Guido Sandleris which also had the assistance of official banks.

As for the monetary policy rate, the BCRA today validated a rise in the Leliq rate of 45 basis points compared to yesterday at the end of 85.732%.

The total awarded today was $ 232,184 million and from this operation a liquidity contraction of $ 42,017 million was generated.

Christian Buteler, a financial analyst, said "there was little movement" and highlighted the direct presence of the BCRA to try to contain the price of the currency and that "he had the help of official banking".

In addition, he indicated that the exchange rate still does not find "a balance point" and that the situation is analyzed "day by day".

Along the same lines, Gustavo Quintana, analyst at PR Corredores de Cambio, explained that "the reappearance of the BCRA with direct sales in the cash segment, plus the help of other official banks, they anesthetized the evolution of the wholesale dollar on the first full day with controls in the foreign exchange market. "

Gabriel Caamaño, economist at the consulting firm Ledesma, indicated that on the second day of the exchange control, the official nominal exchange rate ended with a slight decline and highlighted "the official intervention without auctions."

Fernando Izzo, of ABC Mercado de Cambios, said the dollar in the wholesale market started trading down at $ 55.50 and the price ranged around the figure of $ 56 "on a day that, despite the volume reached 426 million, is low compared to the wheels of the previous week. "

Also, he warned that the banks had difficulties in approving the operations in line with the "new rules for foreign trade".

The volume operated in the cash segment was US $ 426 million, while there were no transactions in the MAE futures segment.

In exchange swaps, US $ 65 million was agreed to take and / or place funds in pesos, through the use of buying and selling dollars for Wednesday and Thursday.

In the futures market in Rosario (Rofex), US $ 418 million were traded, 70% more than yesterday.

Shorter terms concentrated more than 60% of businesses.

The final prices for the months of September and October ended up operating at $ 57.20 and $ 60.25.