Argentina Stocks Face Liquidity Squeeze as Peso Stays Firm
Argentina’s S\&P Merval closed 2,092,205.51, down 4.83% on Tuesday, as shown on the daily chart provided. The USD/ARS chart shows a steady official peso near 1,290, which reduces translation benefits for equities while supporting demand for fixed-income risk.
Daily technicals turned bearish. Price fell below short-term moving averages and the Ichimoku base. RSI slipped near 40, while MACD crossed down with a widening negative histogram.
Bollinger Bands expanded as price moved toward the lower band, confirming higher realized volatility. The 4-hour view remains weak. Price sits under the cloud and tracks the lower volatility bands.
RSI nears oversold, yet MACD stays negative. The burden of proof lies with buyers to reclaim the 4-hour moving-average cluster.
The weekly frame shows the index back in its late-July range on the chart. Bulls need closes back above the recent daily moving-average band to restore momentum.
The USD/ARS chart signals neutral-to-firmer peso momentum. RSI hovers below 50 and MACD remains under its signal. The official wholesale reference rate anchors this FX assessment.
The yellow “Global Liquidity Index NDQ” line on the charts trends softer into mid-August. That coincides with wider equity bands and weaker momentum, which fits a mercantile read of tighter money meeting thinner local risk demand.
Top winners and losers, as well as volumes, are available through BYMA’s public dashboard, which publishes “Mayores Alzas/Bajas” and turnover in real time.
However, the specific list and official totals could not be retrieved at the time of writing, so they are not included here. BYMA and IAMC provide the authoritative daily tapes.
Peer context comes from official benchmarks by S\&P DJI and regional exchanges. Given verification limits at the time of writing, exact peer levels are not quoted here. The focus remains on the confirmed local move, which represents a significant underperformance in the regional equity landscape.
This stance keeps the report fully grounded in official sources and the charts provided, without speculation or unverified figures.
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167,904.75
+1.03%
71,087.56
+0.38%
10,556.02
+0.87%
2,848,945
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2,480.77
-0.15%
| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
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| MERVAL | 2,848,945 | — | -4.19% | 2,859,051 | — | — | — |
| USD/ARS | 1,545 | -0.03% | +6.46% | 1,545 | 1,545 | 1,545 | — |
| YPF | 6,520 | +0.70% | +19.36% | 6,475 | 6,675 | 6,390 | 219,460 |
| GGAL | 5,125 | +2.55% | -40.92% | 4,998 | 5,140 | 5,005 | 88,218 |
| PAMPA | 4,300 | +0.53% | -16.83% | 4,278 | 4,390 | 4,235 | 35,617 |
| TXAR | 687.50 | -2.07% | -12.14% | 702.00 | 709.50 | 673.50 | 307,458 |
| ALUAR | 775.00 | +0.65% | -20.08% | 770.00 | 783.00 | 753.50 | 16,019 |
| TGS | 7,295 | +0.21% | -16.29% | 7,280 | 7,450 | 7,200 | 4,323 |
| CEPU | 1,659 | +0.61% | -25.17% | 1,649 | 1,659 | 1,600 | 13,713 |
| MIRGOR | 1,715 | -2.00% | -92.10% | 1,750 | 1,720 | 1,695 | 797 |
| COME | 30.89 | +1.25% | -48.43% | 30.51 | 31.40 | 30.76 | 601,997 |
| LOMA NEGRA | 2,925 | +0.00% | -10.89% | 2,925 | 2,940 | 2,853 | 2,190 |
| BYMA | 198.00 | +0.00% | -36.59% | 198.00 | 201.25 | 193.50 | 694,938 |
| TELECOM ARG | 3,353 | -0.81% | -8.40% | 3,380 | 3,490 | 3,293 | 287 |
| GLOBANT | 47.08 | -4.39% | -19.89% | 49.24 | 47.44 | 46.35 | 43,156 |
| MERCADOLIBRE | 1,535 | +0.33% | -28.74% | 1,530 | 1,558 | 1,531 | 168,104 |
— For the complete picture, read our in-depth guide: Latin America Stock Markets 2026: Ibovespa, Merval, COLCAP, IPSA and IPC Guide
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