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SearchBanco Nación ended the session with the official dollar at $1,540 for sale. The BCRA bought US$14 million and the blue dollar fell by $15, although financial exchange rates varied depending on the time and source consulted.
Argentina’s foreign exchange session on Monday, October 5, 2026, ended with the wholesale dollar unchanged at $1,520 and the blue dollar lower: it closed at $1,545 for sale, after falling by $15 during the day. Banco Nación kept the official retail dollar at $1,540 for sale.
The published values were not identical across all coverage. The differences reflect update times and the sources used, so the exchange rates below should be read as references for the day, not as a single price applicable to all transactions.
| Exchange rate | Reported rate | Reference and scope |
|---|---|---|
| Official retail | $1,490 buy / $1,540 sell | Banco Nación board closing rate, according to La Nación, Perfil, and La100 |
| Average retail rate at banks | $1,487.15 buy / $1,540.24 sell | Average reported by the BCRA and published by Infobae at the close |
| Wholesale | $1,520 | Unchanged; closing rate reported by Infobae |
| Blue | $1,525 buy / $1,545 sell | Closing rate reported by Perfil; Infobae reported a daily decline of $15 |
| MEP | $1,532.50 buy / $1,537.90 sell | Rate published by Perfil |
| Cash with settlement (CCL) | $1,606.10 buy / $1,610.80 sell | Rate published by Perfil |
| Card | $2,002 sell | Reference published by La100 and Perfil |
| Crypto | $1,598.62 buy / $1,601.51 sell | Reference published by Perfil |
La Nación reported other values for some financial segments at different times in its coverage: for example, it listed the MEP at $1,536.01 and the CCL at $1,605.28, as well as a reference of $2,012.40 for the card dollar. The difference from the figures reported by Perfil and La100 underscores the importance of considering the time and criteria used by each publication when comparing exchange rates.
TyC Sports’ intraday coverage showed the blue dollar at $1,540 for buying and $1,560 for selling in the first reports of the morning. By around 1 p.m., the reference had moved to $1,535 and $1,555; in the afternoon, it reached $1,530 and $1,550, and in its last update, at 5:30 p.m., it stood at $1,525 for buying and $1,545 for selling. Perfil reported the same closing sell rate and said the currency fell by $15 during the session.
In the official market, Banco Nación’s board closed at $1,490 for buying and $1,540 for selling. Infobae, using BCRA data, reported that the financial institutions’ average retail rates were $1,487.15 and $1,540.24, respectively. These are different references: one is a single bank’s board rate, while the other is the average across financial institutions.
Infobae reported that the Central Bank bought US$14 million in the foreign exchange market, equivalent to 3.4% of spot supply. It also said gross international reserves increased by US$144 million, to US$48.797 billion; the publication attributed part of the movement to a slight appreciation in gold.
The amount traded in the cash segment was US$412.6 million, according to Infobae. The same outlet said the ceiling of the exchange-rate bands widened to $1,924.62 and that the wholesale exchange rate ended $404.62 below that limit. Perfil, for its part, put country risk at 615 basis points.
The official dollar, the blue dollar, the wholesale rate, and financial exchange rates describe different market segments and are not interchangeable. Buy and sell rates may also differ, and the values reported in live coverage may change as updates are posted. In particular, the blue dollar has no official opening or closing time, although media outlets typically report rates during the session.
The card dollar is a reference for foreign-currency purchases paid for by card and may differ from financial exchange rates. These figures describe the trading day in Argentina on October 5; they do not constitute an exchange offer or a recommendation to trade.
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