The blue-chip swap rate advanced 36 cents to 14.27 pesos, breaching a new record mark, while the stock exchange rate jumped 72 cents to 14.64 pesos. Analysts explained that investors seek to gain dollars by purchasing shares and short-term bonds.
The informal rate, meanwhile, finally rose 15 cents late in the day to sell at 15.15 pesos, after a week of sharp climbs pushed by speculation.
Meanwhile, the official US dollar was one cent up at 8.45 pesos in Buenos Aires City banks and foreign exchange offices.
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