IBOV 172,614.09 ▼ 1.67% IPSA 11,250.41 ▼ 0.22% IPC MEX 66,396.15 ▼ 0.19% MERVAL 3,076,243 ▼ 0.79% COLCAP 2,350.44 ▲ 0.24% BVL PERÚ 59,143.04 ▲ 0.57% USD/BRL5.08▼ 0.56% USD/MXN17.14▼ 0.48% USD/CLP912.61▼ 0.35% USD/COP3,153▼ 0.89% USD/PEN3.38▲ 0.07% USD/ARS1,499▼ 0.08% USD/UYU40.27▲ 1.51% USD/PYG5,920▲ 1.24% USD/BOB11.78▼ 1.55% USD/DOP57.93▼ 0.12% USD/CRC450.33▲ 2.09% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.32% USD/HNL26.78▲ 0.65% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.75% USD/VES754.82▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD158.03▲ 0.48% USD/TTD6.73▲ 1.22% EUR/BRL5.87▼ 0.96% BRENT 82.15 ▼ 0.41% WTI 77.04 ▼ 0.32% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.59 ▼ 1.50% GOLD 4,403 ▲ 3.80% SILVER 63.84 ▲ 3.91% SOY 1,176 ▲ 1.62% CORN 461.50 ▲ 5.13% WHEAT 638.25 ▲ 1.11% COFFEE 313.65 ▼ 2.49% SUGAR 16.49 ▲ 5.91% ORANGE JUICE 147.00 ▼ 2.91% COTTON 84.07 ▲ 2.57% COCOA 5,847 ▲ 1.23% BEEF 225.15 ▼ 2.63% CATTLE 345.08 ▼ 0.85% LITHIUM 73.98 ▲ 2.17% PETR4 41.01 ▼ 2.66% VALE3 74.98 ▼ 0.54% ITUB4 40.52 ▼ 3.13% BBDC4 17.30 ▼ 2.26% ABEV3 15.50 ▼ 1.02% BBAS3 20.05 ▼ 1.13% B3SA3 14.98 ▼ 2.47% WEGE3 48.00 ▼ 0.83% PRIO3 57.56 ▼ 1.79% SUZB3 41.76 ▼ 0.50% RENT3 37.98 ▼ 0.47% AZZA3 17.10 ▲ 5.62% CSAN3 3.67 ▼ 3.17% RAIZ4 0.26 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.93 ▲ 1.03% GMAT3 3.73 ▼ 2.36% PSSA3 50.38 ▼ 4.31% CVCB3 1.52 ▲ 0.66% POSI3 3.51 ▲ 0.86% SLCE3 13.24 ▲ 0.23% NATU3 8.26 ▲ 0.98% BRKM5 5.96 ▼ 1.49% RANI3 8.22 ▼ 1.08% CSNA3 4.59 ▼ 3.16% CMIN3 5.43 ▼ 5.57% USIM5 7.13 ▼ 0.83% GGBR4 25.00 ▼ 2.53% ENEV3 26.15 ▼ 1.69% CPFE3 44.66 ▼ 2.60% CMIG4 10.90 ▼ 1.89% EQTL3 37.08 ▼ 3.51% LREN3 12.58 ▼ 6.68% VIVT3 30.52 ▼ 1.20% RAIL3 13.61 ▼ 0.73% KLABIN 18.03 ▲ 0.06% RAIA DROGASIL 20.20 ▲ 0.40% RDOR3 33.85 ▼ 0.62% HAPV3 10.85 ▼ 2.52% FLRY3 18.99 ▲ 9.96% SMTO3 14.80 ▲ 0.75% UGPA3 31.22 ▼ 4.67% VBBR3 34.05 ▼ 2.85% BBSE3 38.23 ▼ 6.67% BPAC11 53.90 ▼ 4.09% CURY3 31.31 ▼ 0.70% AERI3 2.28 ▼ 0.44% VIVARA 21.50 ▼ 1.42% COMPASS 22.86 ▼ 1.97% VAMOS 3.09 ▼ 0.64% SANB11 29.35 ▲ 0.27% ASAI3 8.19 ▼ 3.53% SBSP3 26.95 ▼ 1.61% WALMEX 49.44 ▲ 0.92% GMEXICO 224.83 ▲ 2.28% FEMSA 209.52 ▼ 0.10% CEMEX 19.58 ▲ 0.31% GFNORTE 199.75 ▲ 0.45% BIMBO 61.15 ▲ 0.58% TELEVISA 9.82 ▲ 0.61% AMX 20.44 ▼ 0.82% GAP 381.22 ▼ 0.24% ASUR 276.85 ▼ 0.28% OMA 236.47 ▼ 0.74% KOF 189.13 ▲ 0.62% GRUMA 254.84 ▲ 0.51% KIMBER 40.78 ▲ 1.42% SQM-B 65,600 ▼ 1.06% COPEC 6,182 ▼ 0.29% BSANTANDER 80.15 ▼ 1.12% FALABELLA 6,411 ▲ 0.17% ENELAM 87.43 ▼ 0.21% CENCOSUD 2,055 ▼ 0.25% CMPC 1,034 ▲ 0.34% BANCO CHILE 188.80 ▼ 1.51% LATAM AIR 25.98 ▼ 1.40% YPF 7,785 ▼ 0.64% GGAL 7,310 ▼ 0.88% PAMPA 5,200 ▲ 0.29% TXAR 711.00 ▲ 4.64% ALUAR 935.00 ▼ 0.11% TGS 9,125 ▼ 0.87% CEPU 2,206 ▲ 1.33% MIRGOR 1,600 ▼ 1.54% COME 41.26 ▲ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,270 ▼ 3.25% BYMA 291.00 ▲ 0.52% TELECOM ARG 4,360 ▲ 0.40% ECOPETROL 16.71 ▼ 3.97% BANCOLOMBIA 88.52 ▼ 1.92% GRUPO AVAL 5.07 ▼ 0.88% CREDICORP 386.91 ▼ 1.44% SOUTHERN COPPER 199.38 ▲ 3.29% BUENAVENTURA 34.10 ▲ 4.73% MERCADOLIBRE 1,818 ▼ 0.64% NUBANK 13.80 ▼ 2.27% XP 16.21 ▼ 2.85% PAGSEGURO 9.13 ▼ 2.46% STONE 10.64 ▼ 4.02% GLOBANT 37.43 ▲ 0.48% TECNOGLASS 44.20 ▼ 0.61% GAP AIRPORT 222.45 ▲ 0.15% ASUR 276.85 ▼ 0.28% OMA AIRPORT 110.38 ▼ 0.75% AMX ADR 23.79 ▼ 0.56% FEMSA ADR 122.46 ▲ 0.23% CEMEX ADR 11.36 ▲ 0.49% PETROBRAS ADR 18.02 ▼ 2.73% VALE ADR 14.70 ▼ 0.14% ITAU ADR 7.94 ▼ 3.00% SANTANDER BR 5.82 ▲ 0.52% AMBEV ADR 3.01 ▼ 0.17% CSN 0.92 ▼ 2.52% GERDAU 4.94 ▼ 2.08% LATAM ADR 56.54 ▼ 1.58% BTC 64,963 ▲ 1.09% ETH 1,917 ▲ 0.79% SOL 73.98 ▲ 1.93% XRP 1.02 ▼ 0.96% BNB 592.94 ▲ 0.22% ADA 0.20 ▲ 0.34% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 1.22% AVAX 6.44 ▲ 0.18% LINK 8.21 ▲ 0.37% DOT 0.81 ▼ 0.85% LTC 45.42 ▲ 0.04% BCH 216.60 ▲ 1.93% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.08% XLM 0.16 ▲ 0.38% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.70% NEAR 1.59 ▼ 3.98% ATOM 1.35 ▼ 0.34% AAVE 90.54 ▲ 1.07% SELIC 14.00% — EMBRAER 92.80 ▲ 1.25% EMBRAER ADR 72.91 ▲ 1.36% JBS 14.22 ▲ 3.83% JBS BDR 72.07 ▲ 3.10% MBRF3 16.20 ▼ 1.58% MBRFY 3.13 ▼ 3.40% INTER 5.25 ▼ 8.30% EGX 54,677 ▲ 0.03% USD/ZAR16.15▼ 1.28% USD/NGN1,362▼ 0.10% NIKKEI 65,607 ▼ 0.12% CSI300 4,694 ▲ 0.93% HSI 25,668 ▲ 0.54% NIFTY 24,571 ▼ 0.27% KOSPI 6,259 ▼ 0.60% JCI 6,410 ▲ 1.04% USD/JPY157.63▼ 0.51% USD/CNY6.74▼ 0.18% DAX 26,319 ▲ 0.69% CAC 8,715 ▲ 0.17% FTSE 10,901 ▲ 0.31% MIB 53,717 ▲ 0.06% IBEX 20,176 ▼ 0.02% STOXX 660.25 ▲ 0.31% EUR/USD1.16▲ 0.33% GBP/USD1.35▲ 0.19% SPX 7,758 ▲ 0.62% DJI 54,037 ▲ 0.28% NDX 29,722 ▲ 1.19% RUT 3,036 ▲ 1.14% TSX 36,381 ▲ 0.68% VIX 14.89 ▼ 1.72% USD/CAD1.39▼ 0.49% US10Y 4.6600 ▼ 0.21% IBOV 172,614.09 ▼ 1.67% IPSA 11,250.41 ▼ 0.22% IPC MEX 66,396.15 ▼ 0.19% MERVAL 3,076,243 ▼ 0.79% COLCAP 2,350.44 ▲ 0.24% BVL PERÚ 59,143.04 ▲ 0.57% USD/BRL 5.08 ▼ 0.56% USD/MXN 17.14 ▼ 0.48% USD/CLP 912.61 ▼ 0.35% USD/COP 3,153 ▼ 0.89% USD/PEN 3.38 ▲ 0.07% USD/ARS 1,499 ▼ 0.08% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.51% USD/PYG 5,920 ▲ 1.24% USD/BOB 11.78 ▼ 1.55% USD/DOP 57.93 ▼ 0.12% USD/CRC 450.33 ▲ 2.09% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.32% USD/HNL 26.78 ▲ 0.65% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.75% USD/VES 754.82 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 158.03 ▲ 0.71% USD/TTD 6.73 ▲ 1.38% EUR/BRL 5.87 ▼ 0.96% BRENT 82.15 ▼ 0.41% WTI 77.04 ▼ 0.32% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.59 ▼ 1.50% GOLD 4,403 ▲ 3.80% SILVER 63.84 ▲ 3.91% SOY 1,176 ▲ 1.62% CORN 461.50 ▲ 5.13% WHEAT 638.25 ▲ 1.11% COFFEE 313.65 ▼ 2.49% SUGAR 16.49 ▲ 5.91% ORANGE JUICE 147.00 ▼ 2.91% COTTON 84.07 ▲ 2.57% COCOA 5,847 ▲ 1.23% BEEF 225.15 ▼ 2.63% CATTLE 345.08 ▼ 0.85% LITHIUM 73.98 ▲ 2.17% PETR4 41.01 ▼ 2.66% VALE3 74.98 ▼ 0.54% ITUB4 40.52 ▼ 3.13% BBDC4 17.30 ▼ 2.26% ABEV3 15.50 ▼ 1.02% BBAS3 20.05 ▼ 1.13% B3SA3 14.98 ▼ 2.47% WEGE3 48.00 ▼ 0.83% PRIO3 57.56 ▼ 1.79% SUZB3 41.76 ▼ 0.50% RENT3 37.98 ▼ 0.47% AZZA3 17.10 ▲ 5.62% CSAN3 3.67 ▼ 3.17% RAIZ4 0.26 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.93 ▲ 1.03% GMAT3 3.73 ▼ 2.36% PSSA3 50.38 ▼ 4.31% CVCB3 1.52 ▲ 0.66% POSI3 3.51 ▲ 0.86% SLCE3 13.24 ▲ 0.23% NATU3 8.26 ▲ 0.98% BRKM5 5.96 ▼ 1.49% RANI3 8.22 ▼ 1.08% CSNA3 4.59 ▼ 3.16% CMIN3 5.43 ▼ 5.57% USIM5 7.13 ▼ 0.83% GGBR4 25.00 ▼ 2.53% ENEV3 26.15 ▼ 1.69% CPFE3 44.66 ▼ 2.60% CMIG4 10.90 ▼ 1.89% EQTL3 37.08 ▼ 3.51% LREN3 12.58 ▼ 6.68% VIVT3 30.52 ▼ 1.20% RAIL3 13.61 ▼ 0.73% KLABIN 18.03 ▲ 0.06% RAIA DROGASIL 20.20 ▲ 0.40% RDOR3 33.85 ▼ 0.62% HAPV3 10.85 ▼ 2.52% FLRY3 18.99 ▲ 9.96% SMTO3 14.80 ▲ 0.75% UGPA3 31.22 ▼ 4.67% VBBR3 34.05 ▼ 2.85% BBSE3 38.23 ▼ 6.67% BPAC11 53.90 ▼ 4.09% CURY3 31.31 ▼ 0.70% AERI3 2.28 ▼ 0.44% VIVARA 21.50 ▼ 1.42% COMPASS 22.86 ▼ 1.97% VAMOS 3.09 ▼ 0.64% SANB11 29.35 ▲ 0.27% ASAI3 8.19 ▼ 3.53% SBSP3 26.95 ▼ 1.61% WALMEX 49.44 ▲ 0.92% GMEXICO 224.83 ▲ 2.28% FEMSA 209.52 ▼ 0.10% CEMEX 19.58 ▲ 0.31% GFNORTE 199.75 ▲ 0.45% BIMBO 61.15 ▲ 0.58% TELEVISA 9.82 ▲ 0.61% AMX 20.44 ▼ 0.82% GAP 381.22 ▼ 0.24% ASUR 276.85 ▼ 0.28% OMA 236.47 ▼ 0.74% KOF 189.13 ▲ 0.62% GRUMA 254.84 ▲ 0.51% KIMBER 40.78 ▲ 1.42% SQM-B 65,600 ▼ 1.06% COPEC 6,182 ▼ 0.29% BSANTANDER 80.15 ▼ 1.12% FALABELLA 6,411 ▲ 0.17% ENELAM 87.43 ▼ 0.21% CENCOSUD 2,055 ▼ 0.25% CMPC 1,034 ▲ 0.34% BANCO CHILE 188.80 ▼ 1.51% LATAM AIR 25.98 ▼ 1.40% YPF 7,785 ▼ 0.64% GGAL 7,310 ▼ 0.88% PAMPA 5,200 ▲ 0.29% TXAR 711.00 ▲ 4.64% ALUAR 935.00 ▼ 0.11% TGS 9,125 ▼ 0.87% CEPU 2,206 ▲ 1.33% MIRGOR 1,600 ▼ 1.54% COME 41.26 ▲ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,270 ▼ 3.25% BYMA 291.00 ▲ 0.52% TELECOM ARG 4,360 ▲ 0.40% ECOPETROL 16.71 ▼ 3.97% BANCOLOMBIA 88.52 ▼ 1.92% GRUPO AVAL 5.07 ▼ 0.88% CREDICORP 386.91 ▼ 1.44% SOUTHERN COPPER 199.38 ▲ 3.29% BUENAVENTURA 34.10 ▲ 4.73% MERCADOLIBRE 1,818 ▼ 0.64% NUBANK 13.80 ▼ 2.27% XP 16.21 ▼ 2.85% PAGSEGURO 9.13 ▼ 2.46% STONE 10.64 ▼ 4.02% GLOBANT 37.43 ▲ 0.48% TECNOGLASS 44.20 ▼ 0.61% GAP AIRPORT 222.45 ▲ 0.15% ASUR 276.85 ▼ 0.28% OMA AIRPORT 110.38 ▼ 0.75% AMX ADR 23.79 ▼ 0.56% FEMSA ADR 122.46 ▲ 0.23% CEMEX ADR 11.36 ▲ 0.49% PETROBRAS ADR 18.02 ▼ 2.73% VALE ADR 14.70 ▼ 0.14% ITAU ADR 7.94 ▼ 3.00% SANTANDER BR 5.82 ▲ 0.52% AMBEV ADR 3.01 ▼ 0.17% CSN 0.92 ▼ 2.52% GERDAU 4.94 ▼ 2.08% LATAM ADR 56.54 ▼ 1.58% BTC 64,963 ▲ 1.09% ETH 1,917 ▲ 0.79% SOL 73.98 ▲ 1.93% XRP 1.02 ▼ 0.96% BNB 592.94 ▲ 0.22% ADA 0.20 ▲ 0.34% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 1.22% AVAX 6.44 ▲ 0.18% LINK 8.21 ▲ 0.37% DOT 0.81 ▼ 0.85% LTC 45.42 ▲ 0.04% BCH 216.60 ▲ 1.93% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.08% XLM 0.16 ▲ 0.38% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 0.70% NEAR 1.59 ▼ 3.98% ATOM 1.35 ▼ 0.34% AAVE 90.54 ▲ 1.07% SELIC 14.00% — EMBRAER 92.80 ▲ 1.25% EMBRAER ADR 72.91 ▲ 1.36% JBS 14.22 ▲ 3.83% JBS BDR 72.07 ▲ 3.10% MBRF3 16.20 ▼ 1.58% MBRFY 3.13 ▼ 3.40% INTER 5.25 ▼ 8.30% EGX 54,677 ▲ 0.03% USD/ZAR 16.15 ▼ 1.13% USD/NGN 1,362 ▲ 0.08% NIKKEI 65,607 ▼ 0.12% CSI300 4,694 ▲ 0.93% HSI 25,668 ▲ 0.54% NIFTY 24,571 ▼ 0.27% KOSPI 6,259 ▼ 0.60% JCI 6,410 ▲ 1.04% USD/JPY 157.62 ▼ 0.52% USD/CNY 6.7372 ▼ 0.09% DAX 26,319 ▲ 0.69% CAC 8,715 ▲ 0.17% FTSE 10,901 ▲ 0.31% MIB 53,717 ▲ 0.06% IBEX 20,176 ▼ 0.02% STOXX 660.25 ▲ 0.31% EUR/USD 1.1565 ▲ 0.35% GBP/USD 1.3497 ▲ 0.37% SPX 7,758 ▲ 0.62% DJI 54,037 ▲ 0.28% NDX 29,722 ▲ 1.19% RUT 3,036 ▲ 1.14% TSX 36,381 ▲ 0.68% VIX 14.89 ▼ 1.72% USD/CAD 1.3943 ▼ 0.50% US10Y 4.6600 ▼ 0.21%
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