ARS black market rate on Oct 12, 2026: 1,603 per USD
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 1,603 ARS on Argentina's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 1,600 ARS, reached a high of 1,605 and a low of 1,596, a trading range of 9.19 ARS (0.58%).
Across 205 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 1,599 ARS and the average price received when selling dollars was 1,608 ARS. Over the session the Argentine Peso weakened against the dollar (+0.20% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Argentina on this date was 1,516 ARS per USD. The parallel-market close of 1,603 ARS therefore implied a premium of +5.73% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 11, 2026, close 1,600 ARS), the rate moved +0.20%.
One week earlier (Oct 5, 2026) the close was 1,592 ARS, so the weekly change was +0.67%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 1,593 ARS, a +0.64% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Argentina's USD/ARS parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Oct 12, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Argentine Peso black market rate on Oct 12, 2026?
- The USD to ARS parallel market rate closed at approximately 1,603 ARS per US dollar on Monday, October 12, 2026, after trading between 1,596 and 1,605 ARS.
- How much did the ARS move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 1,600 to a close of 1,603 ARS, the parallel rate moved +0.20% on Oct 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market ARS rate on that date?
- The official rate was 1,516 ARS per USD versus a parallel close of 1,603 ARS, a premium of +5.73%.
- Was the ARS black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 1,600 ARS on Oct 11, 2026, a change of +0.20%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Argentina in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Argentine Peso history or today's live rate.