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Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — July 16, 2026

By Diego Fernández · July 16, 2026 · 2 min read

Chile · Markets

Key Facts

—IPSA fell 0.70% to close at 10,947 on Wednesday, a softer session for Chilean stocks.

—Top gainer: QUINENCO climbed 1.70% to lead the advancers.

—Top decliner: CMPC dropped 2.60%, the standout loser.

—Currency: USD/CLP traded at 924, -0.22% on the day.

—Global backdrop: the S&P 500 stood at 7,572 (+0.38%), setting the tone for the region.

The IPSA fell 0.70% on Wednesday to close at 10,947, a softer session as decliners outnumbered gainers across Chilean equities.

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The session in one read

Chile’s benchmark IPSA index fell 0.70% to close at 10,947 on Wednesday, leaving it modestly lower after the prior session. Decliners outnumbered gainers on the day, a sign the move reflected company-specific news as much as any market-wide driver. For an internationally minded reader, the headline change is only half the story — the currency does the rest.

QUINENCO was the session’s strongest performer, up 1.70%, while CMPC fell 2.60% at the other end of the board. The spread points to a stock-specific session rather than a broad, one-way move.

The day’s gainers

QUINENCO	+1.70%
COLBUN	+1.40%
ILC	+1.30%
LASCONDES	+0.70%
RIPLEY	+0.70%

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Jul 16, 2026 · 03:47

S&P IPSA · benchmark

10,947.38
-0.70%

L 10,920day rangeH 11,039

Market breadth · 11 names

18% advancing

2 ▲ advancing9 declining ▼

Currencies, rates & key inputs

USD / CLP

925.20

-0.15%

Copper

6.38

+1.39%

Gold

4,029

-0.36%

Sector heatmap · average move today

Industrials

+2.01%

LATAM AIR

Other

+0.47%

COPPER, SOUTHERN COPPER

Consumer Disc.

-0.37%

FALABELLA

Financials

-0.47%

BSANTANDER, BANCO CHILE

Utilities

-1.11%

ENELAM

Energy

-1.35%

COPEC

Consumer Staples

-1.72%

CENCOSUD

Materials

-2.68%

SQM-B, CMPC

Latin America scoreboard

IndexLastTodayStrength

IbovespaBrazil
176,010.90
-0.36%

S&P/BMV IPCMexico
66,409.65
-0.18%

S&P IPSAChile
10,947.38
-0.70%

S&P MERVALArgentina
3,291,246
+1.92%

MSCI COLCAPColombia
2,292.03
-0.29%

BVL S&P PerúPeru
57,174.37
—

Full instrument board

Instrument	Last	Change	YoY	Prev.	High	Low	Volume
IPSA	10,947.38	-0.70%	—	11,024.10	11,039	10,920	969,842,952
USD/CLP	925.20	-0.15%	-4.31%	926.57	925.31	924.93	—
COPPER	6.38	+1.39%	+16.09%	6.29	6.42	6.34	4,880
SQM-B	66,050	-2.72%	+87.11%	67,900	67,890	65,200	551,487
COPEC	6,126	-1.35%	-0.79%	6,210	6,260	6,105	518,809
BSANTANDER	78.16	-0.61%	+36.64%	78.64	78.99	77.01	51,952,770
FALABELLA	5,853	-0.37%	+20.93%	5,875	5,919	5,835	812,537
ENELAM	84.80	-1.11%	-7.18%	85.75	85.75	84.21	47,272,552
CENCOSUD	2,005	-1.72%	-35.07%	2,040	2,057	1,991	2,641,807
CMPC	1,074	-2.63%	-19.85%	1,103	1,110	1,074	910,185
BANCO CHILE	188.88	-0.33%	+38.58%	189.50	191.21	186.16	44,030,989
LATAM AIR	25.40	+2.01%	+26.18%	24.90	25.54	24.80	733,289,751
SOUTHERN COPPER	181.54	-0.46%	+94.67%	182.38	184.75	176.75	1,372,789

Largest moves today

SQM-B
66,050
-2.72%

CMPC
1,074
-2.63%

LATAM AIR
25.40
+2.01%

CENCOSUD
2,005
-1.72%

COPPER
6.38
+1.39%

COPEC
6,126
-1.35%

ENELAM
84.80
-1.11%

IPSA
10,947.38
-0.70%

The session read

The S&P IPSA eased 0.70%, with breadth negative — 2 of 11 names higher. Industrials led, while Materials lagged.

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The day’s decliners

CMPC	-2.60%
OROBLANCO	-2.10%
CENCOSUD	-1.70%
BICE	-1.40%

The day’s numbers

Instrument	Level	Change
IPSA	10,947	-0.70%
S&P 500	7,572	+0.38%
USD/CLP	924	-0.22%

Why it moved

Gains were paced by QUINENCO (+1.70%), COLBUN (+1.40%), ILC (+1.30%), while the drag came from CMPC (-2.60%), OROBLANCO (-2.10%), CENCOSUD (-1.70%). Direction for the whole index came as much from the currency and the US tape as from any single local story, with the S&P 500 at 7,572 (+0.38%) framing risk appetite. On a softer day, foreign investors watch whether the move is broad or concentrated before drawing conclusions about the trend.

The currency

USD/CLP changed hands at 924, -0.22% on the day. For foreign residents and investors, the exchange rate is the second half of the return: it decides how much a move in local shares is worth once converted back into dollars. A stronger local unit can turn a flat equity session into a dollar gain, and a weaker one can do the reverse.

The technical picture

The IPSA sits about some distance from its 52-week high, inside a 12-month range of 5,480 to 11,628. That keeps the index near the top of its range as traders weigh valuations against the rate and growth outlook.

What to watch next

Investors will track the next US session, commodity prices and local data for direction. The IPSA and USD/CLP remain the two gauges to follow for Chilean markets in the days ahead.

Filed from the markets desk. All figures reflect the Wednesday close (July 15, 2026) from exchange and end-of-day data.

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Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — July 16, 2026

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The session in one read

The day’s gainers

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The day’s decliners

The day’s numbers

Why it moved

The currency

The technical picture

What to watch next

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