Oil Slips as WTI Settles at US$100.30; Ecopetrol and YPF Gain
WTI settled at US$100.30 and Brent at US$103.87 on Friday. Petrobras fell 0.67% while Ecopetrol rose 1.15% and YPF gained...
September 19, 2026Section
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Steel Shares Slide as CSN Leads Latin American Losses
CSN's ADR fell 6.78% and lost 13.39% on the week as steel shares slid. Gerdau fell 3.14% and Ternium 1.48%,...
September 19, 2026
Zinc Gains 1.86% as Nexa Rises and Buenaventura Slips in Latin America
LME zinc closed near US$3,881.50 a tonne on Friday 18 September 2026. Nexa Resources rose 0.70% to US$13.01 while Buenaventura...
September 19, 2026
Vale Falls 1.80% as Iron Ore Shares Diverge from Firmer Benchmarks
Vale's New York shares closed at US$14.21, down 1.80% on Friday and 6.70% on the week, while the SGX iron...
September 19, 2026
Copper Tracker Gains 2.68% for the Week as Chile Stays Shut
Copper's CPER tracker rose 2.68% for the week to US$40.23 while Chile's market was shut for Fiestas Patrias, leaving Santiago...
September 19, 2026
Gold Ends the Week at US$4,380 as Silver Outpaces It
Gold closed Friday at US$4,380.01 an ounce, up 0.77%, and silver at US$66.35, up 1.41% on the day and 3.05%...
September 19, 2026
Ibovespa Ends Four-Week Winning Run as CSN Leads Steel Sell-Off
The Ibovespa fell 0.41% to 185,229.17 on Friday and 1.06% on the week, its first weekly loss after four gains,...
September 19, 2026
Lula to Warn Trump at UN: Do Not Interfere in Brazil Vote
Brazil's Lula opens the UN General Assembly in New York on 22 September 2026 and will warn Donald Trump not...
September 19, 2026
Brazil’s Lula Launches Federal Anti-Crime Pilot in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil's President Lula launched a federal anti-organized-crime pilot in Rio de Janeiro on 18 September 2026, 16 days before the...
September 19, 2026