Argentina monthly inflation hits 2.4% in February

Argentina's monthly inflation rate accelerated to 2.4% in February, landing in line with analyst estimates, data from the INDEC statistics agency showed on Friday.

This marks a acceleration from the 2.2% recorded in January.

Inflation in the 12 months through February hit 66.9%, also slowing from a rate of 84.5% recorded in the previous month but a touch above the expectations of analysts polled by Reuters.