IBOV 206,220.24 ▲ 0.94% IPSA 11,024.22 ▲ 0.22% IPC MEX 64,986.91 ▲ 0.52% MERVAL 2,832,472 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,525.90 ▼ 0.36% BVL PERÚ 60,766.81 ▼ 1.71% USD/BRL5.01▼ 0.26% USD/MXN18.19▼ 0.02% USD/CLP977.35▼ 0.16% USD/COP3,217▼ 0.92% USD/PEN3.43▼ 0.42% USD/ARS1,516▼ 0.03% USD/UYU40.15▲ 2.79% USD/PYG5,722▲ 1.33% USD/BOB11.77▲ 1.12% USD/DOP61.06▲ 1.43% USD/CRC450.81▲ 1.91% USD/GTQ7.64▲ 3.28% USD/HNL26.86▲ 3.27% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31% USD/VES873.46▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.73▲ 2.40% EUR/BRL5.63▲ 0.10% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 206,220.24 ▲ 0.94% IPSA 11,024.22 ▲ 0.22% IPC MEX 64,986.91 ▲ 0.52% MERVAL 2,832,472 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,525.90 ▼ 0.36% BVL PERÚ 60,766.81 ▼ 1.71% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Argentina and Russia agree to strengthen bilateral relations

By · November 12, 2021 · 2 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, held a telephone exchange on Thursday (11). They agreed to strengthen bilateral relations in strategic fields between the two nations.

The Argentine head of state valued as strategic the cooperation between both countries when facing the challenges generated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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According to the information shared by the Kremlin, “the presidents reaffirmed their common commitment to strengthen the Russian-Argentine strategic partnership and practical cooperation in various fields. They paid special attention to joint efforts to counter the spread of the coronavirus.”

The pandemic, negotiations with the FMI, electro-energy, and industry are some of the fields covered by the strategic alliance between Argentina and Russia

During the recent G20 meeting on October 30 and 31, Presidents Fernandez and Putin had scheduled a virtual bilateral meeting that could not take place as planned.

Last June 4, on the occasion of the beginning of the production in Argentina of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V as the first country in Latin America to manufacture such immunogen, the two heads of state held a meeting.

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Before this bilateral meeting, in April, the presidents had agreed on an agenda, in which they addressed the issue of Argentina’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in addition to expressing their common will to consolidate the strategic alliance in other fields such as electro-energy and industry.

The comprehensive strategic alliance between Russia and Argentina dates back to April 2015, when the head of the Russian government Putin and the then Argentine President Cristina Fernández, signed a cooperation agreement in Moscow.

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BYMA · Buenos Aires
Oct 9, 2026 · 07:29

S&P MERVAL · benchmark
2,832,472
+0.00%
L 2,991,150day rangeH 3,042,365

+30.51% over 12 months

Market breadth · 14 names
29% advancing

4 ▲ advancing10 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs
USD / ARS
1,493
+0.10%

Brent crude
88.88
-0.03%

Soybeans
1,184
+3.20%

Sector heatmap · average move today
Utilities
+1.27%
PAMPA, CEPU

Energy
+0.05%
YPF, TGS

Materials
-0.57%
ALUAR, LOMA NEGRA

Telecom
-0.70%
TELECOM ARG

Financials
-1.07%
GGAL, COME, BYMA

Technology
-2.26%
GLOBANT

Mining
-2.35%
TXAR

Consumer Disc.
-2.40%
MIRGOR, MERCADOLIBRE

Latin America scoreboard
IndexLastTodayStrength
IbovespaBrazil
206,220.24
+0.94%

S&P/BMV IPCMexico
64,986.91
+0.52%

S&P IPSAChile
11,024.22
+0.22%

S&P MERVALArgentina
2,832,472
+0.00%

MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,525.90
-0.36%

BVL S&P PerúPeru
60,766.81
-1.71%

Full instrument board
Instrument Last Change YoY Prev. High Low Volume
MERVAL 2,832,472 +0.00% +30.51% 3,022,485 3,042,365 2,991,150 —
USD/ARS 1,493 +0.10% +12.96% 1,491 1,494 1,480 —
YPF 7,810 +0.26% +72.84% 7,790 7,850 7,600 1,763,858
GGAL 6,980 -0.78% +1.82% 7,035 7,115 6,920 1,564,062
PAMPA 5,115 +0.69% +26.70% 5,080 5,140 5,000 721,190
TXAR 747.50 -2.35% +18.67% 765.50 770.00 742.50 771,892
ALUAR 938.00 -1.21% +29.83% 949.50 951.00 932.50 135,426
TGS 8,870 -0.17% +15.05% 8,885 9,075 8,720 143,546
CEPU 2,156 +1.84% +28.36% 2,117 2,165 2,086 404,146
MIRGOR 1,650 -1.20% -92.90% 1,670 1,670 1,635 20,877
COME 40.93 -0.73% -30.47% 41.23 41.60 40.50 4,258,884
LOMA NEGRA 3,130 +0.08% +5.80% 3,128 3,205 3,090 182,992
BYMA 275.00 -1.70% +35.14% 279.75 282.50 272.00 1,409,575
TELECOM ARG 4,233 -0.70% +55.19% 4,263 4,335 4,160 31,896
GLOBANT 38.10 -2.26% -49.65% 38.98 38.70 36.77 793,552
MERCADOLIBRE 1,870 -3.59% -20.71% 1,940 1,927 1,870 329,640

Largest moves today
MERCADOLIBRE
1,870
-3.59%
TXAR
747.50
-2.35%
GLOBANT
38.10
-2.26%
CEPU
2,156
+1.84%
BYMA
275.00
-1.70%
ALUAR
938.00
-1.21%
MIRGOR
1,650
-1.20%
GGAL
6,980
-0.78%

The session read
The S&P MERVAL was little changed 0.00%, with breadth negative — 4 of 14 names higher. Utilities led, while Consumer Disc. lagged.

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