IBOV 176,641 ▼ 0.69% IPSA 11,024 ▲ 1.05% IPC MEX 66,514 ▲ 0.82% MERVAL 3,229,324 ▼ 1.55% COLCAP 2,298.73 ▼ 0.39% BVL PERÚ 56,428.20 ▲ 1.32% USD/BRL5.07▼ 1.23% USD/MXN17.41▼ 0.11% USD/CLP925.95▼ 0.75% USD/COP3,249▲ 0.40% USD/PEN3.41▲ 0.55% USD/ARS1,470▼ 0.88% USD/UYU40.23▲ 0.99% USD/PYG6,039▲ 1.12% USD/BOB10.35▲ 6.04% USD/DOP58.20▲ 0.20% USD/CRC448.93▲ 1.31% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.07% USD/HNL26.73▲ 1.38% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31% USD/VES722.19▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.59▲ 0.64% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.19% EUR/BRL5.79▼ 0.44% BRENT 85.47 ▲ 0.87% WTI 79.78 ▲ 0.55% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.38 ▲ 0.79% GOLD 4,039 ▼ 0.53% SILVER 58.80 ▲ 0.04% SOY 1,194 ▼ 1.08% CORN 461.00 ▲ 6.28% WHEAT 646.00 ▲ 2.34% COFFEE 327.00 ▼ 4.22% SUGAR 14.92 ▲ 1.15% ORANGE JUICE 140.90 ▼ 1.16% COTTON 81.68 ▲ 2.32% COCOA 5,936 ▲ 4.21% BEEF 231.58 ▼ 1.34% CATTLE 349.63 ▼ 1.33% LITHIUM 71.58 ▼ 1.02% PETR4 40.66 — 0.00% VALE3 74.01 ▲ 1.59% ITUB4 43.63 ▲ 0.25% BBDC4 18.63 ▼ 0.75% ABEV3 15.81 ▼ 0.13% BBAS3 20.59 ▲ 1.73% B3SA3 15.33 ▲ 1.39% WEGE3 44.20 ▼ 0.43% PRIO3 57.57 ▲ 0.65% SUZB3 41.11 ▼ 0.92% RENT3 40.54 ▲ 0.85% AZZA3 18.85 ▼ 1.93% CSAN3 3.89 ▼ 0.26% RAIZ4 0.31 ▼ 6.06% PCAR3 2.45 ▼ 5.41% GMAT3 3.96 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 54.29 ▲ 0.46% CVCB3 1.38 ▲ 10.40% POSI3 3.99 — 0.00% SLCE3 13.81 ▼ 0.43% NATU3 8.55 ▼ 0.58% BRKM5 6.83 ▼ 1.59% RANI3 8.01 ▲ 0.75% CSNA3 5.20 ▼ 0.76% CMIN3 5.10 ▼ 6.42% USIM5 8.23 ▼ 1.79% GGBR4 23.32 ▲ 2.19% ENEV3 27.17 ▲ 1.08% CPFE3 47.20 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.20 ▲ 1.17% EQTL3 40.95 ▲ 1.84% LREN3 14.29 ▲ 0.99% VIVT3 35.52 ▲ 2.27% RAIL3 14.13 ▲ 0.14% KLABIN 17.32 ▼ 0.92% RAIA DROGASIL 18.60 ▲ 2.20% RDOR3 36.05 ▲ 1.38% HAPV3 11.19 ▲ 6.98% FLRY3 16.41 ▲ 1.61% SMTO3 16.12 ▼ 1.53% UGPA3 30.11 ▼ 2.65% VBBR3 33.30 ▲ 1.65% BBSE3 40.39 ▲ 0.27% BPAC11 57.95 ▲ 0.75% CURY3 33.59 ▲ 1.42% AERI3 2.07 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.43 ▲ 1.38% COMPASS 25.20 ▲ 1.74% VAMOS 3.15 ▲ 4.30% SANB11 27.34 ▼ 0.11% ASAI3 8.66 ▼ 0.57% SBSP3 30.34 ▼ 0.10% WALMEX 49.32 ▼ 0.66% GMEXICO 199.61 ▲ 2.06% FEMSA 232.52 ▲ 3.18% CEMEX 22.24 ▲ 2.11% GFNORTE 186.00 ▲ 2.16% BIMBO 56.55 ▲ 1.22% TELEVISA 9.49 ▼ 1.25% AMX 22.83 ▲ 1.06% GAP 394.05 ▼ 3.46% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA 235.49 ▲ 0.93% KOF 180.00 ▼ 0.92% GRUMA 280.31 ▼ 0.38% KIMBER 38.53 ▲ 0.81% SQM-B 67,900 ▲ 1.03% COPEC 6,210 ▲ 2.52% BSANTANDER 78.64 ▲ 0.56% FALABELLA 5,875 ▼ 0.51% ENELAM 85.75 ▲ 1.84% CENCOSUD 2,040 — 0.00% CMPC 1,103 ▲ 2.32% BANCO CHILE 189.50 ▲ 2.43% LATAM AIR 24.90 — 0.00% YPF 77,775 ▲ 0.78% GGAL 7,910 ▼ 2.10% PAMPA 5,230 ▲ 0.10% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.08% ALUAR 949.00 ▼ 1.61% TGS 9,710 ▲ 1.46% CEPU 2,327 ▲ 0.35% MIRGOR 16,750 ▼ 1.47% COME 45.75 ▲ 2.17% LOMA NEGRA 3,540 ▲ 1.22% BYMA 302.50 ▼ 1.87% TELECOM ARG 4,333 ▲ 1.94% ECOPETROL 16.16 ▲ 1.76% BANCOLOMBIA 82.10 ▲ 2.09% GRUPO AVAL 4.95 ▲ 0.81% CREDICORP 392.24 ▲ 0.78% SOUTHERN COPPER 182.38 ▲ 4.50% BUENAVENTURA 31.03 ▲ 4.06% MERCADOLIBRE 1,874 ▲ 0.35% NUBANK 13.99 ▲ 2.34% XP 16.87 ▲ 3.05% PAGSEGURO 9.28 — 0.00% STONE 11.30 ▲ 1.35% GLOBANT 30.92 ▼ 3.74% TECNOGLASS 44.19 ▲ 3.15% GAP AIRPORT 225.95 ▼ 2.93% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA AIRPORT 107.64 ▲ 1.42% AMX ADR 26.18 ▲ 0.58% FEMSA ADR 133.17 ▲ 3.22% CEMEX ADR 12.80 ▲ 2.81% PETROBRAS ADR 17.92 ▲ 0.22% VALE ADR 14.59 ▲ 2.89% ITAU ADR 8.55 ▲ 0.94% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.84% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 0.98% CSN 1.04 ▲ 0.49% GERDAU 4.61 ▲ 2.67% LATAM ADR 53.51 ▲ 0.34% BTC 64,741 ▼ 0.33% ETH 1,875 ▼ 0.79% SOL 77.69 ▼ 0.09% XRP 1.10 ▼ 0.80% BNB 578.52 ▼ 0.56% ADA 0.16 ▼ 1.17% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.70% AVAX 6.64 ▼ 0.85% LINK 8.32 ▼ 0.21% DOT 0.85 ▼ 0.20% LTC 44.67 ▼ 1.68% BCH 233.41 ▼ 1.30% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.25% XLM 0.18 ▼ 0.85% HBAR 0.07 — 0.00% NEAR 2.01 ▲ 0.09% ATOM 1.56 — 0.00% AAVE 98.30 ▼ 0.59% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 82.49 ▼ 0.63% EMBRAER ADR 64.91 ▲ 0.67% JBS 11.83 ▲ 0.25% JBS BDR 59.75 ▼ 1.42% MBRF3 16.09 ▲ 2.35% MBRFY 3.15 ▲ 0.32% INTER 5.70 ▲ 0.89% EGX 52,299 ▼ 0.59% USD/ZAR16.34▼ 0.23% USD/NGN 1,381 — 0.00% NIKKEI 68,558 ▲ 1.20% CSI300 4,799 ▲ 0.04% HSI 24,696 ▲ 1.46% NIFTY 24,186 ▲ 0.56% KOSPI 7,400 ▲ 7.92% JCI 6,063 ▲ 0.38% USD/JPY162.21▼ 0.03% USD/CNY6.77▼ 0.04% DAX 25,147 ▲ 0.13% CAC 8,367 ▲ 0.03% FTSE 10,529 ▲ 0.30% MIB 52,863 ▲ 0.10% IBEX 19,357 ▲ 0.11% STOXX 642.10 ▲ 0.17% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.20% GBP/USD1.34▲ 0.43% SPX 7,544 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,508 ▲ 0.02% NDX 29,586 ▲ 1.10% RUT 2,965 ▲ 0.39% TSX 35,321 ▲ 0.19% VIX 16.50 ▼ 3.85% USD/CAD1.40▼ 0.09% US10Y 4.5850 ▼ 0.52% IBOV 176,641 ▼ 0.69% IPSA 11,024 ▲ 1.05% IPC MEX 66,514 ▲ 0.82% MERVAL 3,229,324 ▼ 1.55% COLCAP 2,298.73 ▼ 0.39% BVL PERÚ 56,428.20 ▲ 1.32% USD/BRL 5.07 ▼ 1.23% USD/MXN 17.41 ▼ 0.08% USD/CLP 925.95 ▼ 0.75% USD/COP 3,249 ▲ 0.40% USD/PEN 3.41 ▲ 0.55% USD/ARS 1,470 ▼ 0.88% USD/UYU 40.23 ▲ 0.99% USD/PYG 6,039 ▲ 1.12% USD/BOB 10.35 ▲ 6.04% USD/DOP 58.20 ▼ 0.17% USD/CRC 448.93 ▲ 1.31% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.07% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 1.38% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.31% USD/VES 722.19 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.59 ▲ 0.64% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.19% EUR/BRL 5.79 ▼ 0.44% BRENT 85.47 ▲ 0.87% WTI 79.78 ▲ 0.55% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.38 ▲ 0.79% GOLD 4,039 ▼ 0.53% SILVER 58.80 ▲ 0.04% SOY 1,194 ▼ 1.08% CORN 461.00 ▲ 6.28% WHEAT 646.00 ▲ 2.34% COFFEE 327.00 ▼ 4.22% SUGAR 14.92 ▲ 1.15% ORANGE JUICE 140.90 ▼ 1.16% COTTON 81.68 ▲ 2.32% COCOA 5,936 ▲ 4.21% BEEF 231.58 ▼ 1.34% CATTLE 349.63 ▼ 1.33% LITHIUM 71.58 ▼ 1.02% PETR4 40.66 — 0.00% VALE3 74.01 ▲ 1.59% ITUB4 43.63 ▲ 0.25% BBDC4 18.63 ▼ 0.75% ABEV3 15.81 ▼ 0.13% BBAS3 20.59 ▲ 1.73% B3SA3 15.33 ▲ 1.39% WEGE3 44.20 ▼ 0.43% PRIO3 57.57 ▲ 0.65% SUZB3 41.11 ▼ 0.92% RENT3 40.54 ▲ 0.85% AZZA3 18.85 ▼ 1.93% CSAN3 3.89 ▼ 0.26% RAIZ4 0.31 ▼ 6.06% PCAR3 2.45 ▼ 5.41% GMAT3 3.96 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 54.29 ▲ 0.46% CVCB3 1.38 ▲ 10.40% POSI3 3.99 — 0.00% SLCE3 13.81 ▼ 0.43% NATU3 8.55 ▼ 0.58% BRKM5 6.83 ▼ 1.59% RANI3 8.01 ▲ 0.75% CSNA3 5.20 ▼ 0.76% CMIN3 5.10 ▼ 6.42% USIM5 8.23 ▼ 1.79% GGBR4 23.32 ▲ 2.19% ENEV3 27.17 ▲ 1.08% CPFE3 47.20 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.20 ▲ 1.17% EQTL3 40.95 ▲ 1.84% LREN3 14.29 ▲ 0.99% VIVT3 35.52 ▲ 2.27% RAIL3 14.13 ▲ 0.14% KLABIN 17.32 ▼ 0.92% RAIA DROGASIL 18.60 ▲ 2.20% RDOR3 36.05 ▲ 1.38% HAPV3 11.19 ▲ 6.98% FLRY3 16.41 ▲ 1.61% SMTO3 16.12 ▼ 1.53% UGPA3 30.11 ▼ 2.65% VBBR3 33.30 ▲ 1.65% BBSE3 40.39 ▲ 0.27% BPAC11 57.95 ▲ 0.75% CURY3 33.59 ▲ 1.42% AERI3 2.07 ▼ 0.48% VIVARA 23.43 ▲ 1.38% COMPASS 25.20 ▲ 1.74% VAMOS 3.15 ▲ 4.30% SANB11 27.34 ▼ 0.11% ASAI3 8.66 ▼ 0.57% SBSP3 30.34 ▼ 0.10% WALMEX 49.32 ▼ 0.66% GMEXICO 199.61 ▲ 2.06% FEMSA 232.52 ▲ 3.18% CEMEX 22.24 ▲ 2.11% GFNORTE 186.00 ▲ 2.16% BIMBO 56.55 ▲ 1.22% TELEVISA 9.49 ▼ 1.25% AMX 22.83 ▲ 1.06% GAP 394.05 ▼ 3.46% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA 235.49 ▲ 0.93% KOF 180.00 ▼ 0.92% GRUMA 280.31 ▼ 0.38% KIMBER 38.53 ▲ 0.81% SQM-B 67,900 ▲ 1.03% COPEC 6,210 ▲ 2.52% BSANTANDER 78.64 ▲ 0.56% FALABELLA 5,875 ▼ 0.51% ENELAM 85.75 ▲ 1.84% CENCOSUD 2,040 — 0.00% CMPC 1,103 ▲ 2.32% BANCO CHILE 189.50 ▲ 2.43% LATAM AIR 24.90 — 0.00% YPF 77,775 ▲ 0.78% GGAL 7,910 ▼ 2.10% PAMPA 5,230 ▲ 0.10% TXAR 665.00 ▲ 0.08% ALUAR 949.00 ▼ 1.61% TGS 9,710 ▲ 1.46% CEPU 2,327 ▲ 0.35% MIRGOR 16,750 ▼ 1.47% COME 45.75 ▲ 2.17% LOMA NEGRA 3,540 ▲ 1.22% BYMA 302.50 ▼ 1.87% TELECOM ARG 4,333 ▲ 1.94% ECOPETROL 16.16 ▲ 1.76% BANCOLOMBIA 82.10 ▲ 2.09% GRUPO AVAL 4.95 ▲ 0.81% CREDICORP 392.24 ▲ 0.78% SOUTHERN COPPER 182.38 ▲ 4.50% BUENAVENTURA 31.03 ▲ 4.06% MERCADOLIBRE 1,874 ▲ 0.35% NUBANK 13.99 ▲ 2.34% XP 16.87 ▲ 3.05% PAGSEGURO 9.28 — 0.00% STONE 11.30 ▲ 1.35% GLOBANT 30.92 ▼ 3.74% TECNOGLASS 44.19 ▲ 3.15% GAP AIRPORT 225.95 ▼ 2.93% ASUR 275.61 ▼ 1.09% OMA AIRPORT 107.64 ▲ 1.42% AMX ADR 26.18 ▲ 0.58% FEMSA ADR 133.17 ▲ 3.22% CEMEX ADR 12.80 ▲ 2.81% PETROBRAS ADR 17.92 ▲ 0.22% VALE ADR 14.59 ▲ 2.89% ITAU ADR 8.55 ▲ 0.94% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.84% AMBEV ADR 3.09 ▲ 0.98% CSN 1.04 ▲ 0.49% GERDAU 4.61 ▲ 2.67% LATAM ADR 53.51 ▲ 0.34% BTC 64,741 ▼ 0.33% ETH 1,875 ▼ 0.79% SOL 77.69 ▼ 0.09% XRP 1.10 ▼ 0.80% BNB 578.52 ▼ 0.56% ADA 0.16 ▼ 1.17% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.70% AVAX 6.64 ▼ 0.85% LINK 8.32 ▼ 0.21% DOT 0.85 ▼ 0.20% LTC 44.67 ▼ 1.68% BCH 233.41 ▼ 1.30% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.25% XLM 0.18 ▼ 0.85% HBAR 0.07 — 0.00% NEAR 2.01 ▲ 0.09% ATOM 1.56 — 0.00% AAVE 98.30 ▼ 0.59% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 82.49 ▼ 0.63% EMBRAER ADR 64.91 ▲ 0.67% JBS 11.83 ▲ 0.25% JBS BDR 59.75 ▼ 1.42% MBRF3 16.09 ▲ 2.35% MBRFY 3.15 ▲ 0.32% INTER 5.70 ▲ 0.89% EGX 52,299 ▼ 0.59% USD/ZAR 16.34 ▲ 0.01% USD/NGN 1,381 — 0.00% NIKKEI 68,558 ▲ 1.20% CSI300 4,799 ▲ 0.04% HSI 24,696 ▲ 1.46% NIFTY 24,186 ▲ 0.56% KOSPI 7,400 ▲ 7.92% JCI 6,063 ▲ 0.38% USD/JPY 162.22 ▲ 0.02% USD/CNY 6.7680 ▲ 0.08% DAX 25,147 ▲ 0.13% CAC 8,367 ▲ 0.03% FTSE 10,529 ▲ 0.30% MIB 52,863 ▲ 0.10% IBEX 19,357 ▲ 0.11% STOXX 642.10 ▲ 0.17% EUR/USD 1.1442 ▲ 0.15% GBP/USD 1.3405 ▲ 0.13% SPX 7,544 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,508 ▲ 0.02% NDX 29,586 ▲ 1.10% RUT 2,965 ▲ 0.39% TSX 35,321 ▲ 0.19% VIX 16.50 ▼ 3.85% USD/CAD 1.4047 ▼ 0.10% US10Y 4.5850 ▼ 0.52%
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Diego Maradona Claims he was Abducted by Aliens and Disappeared for Three Days

By · December 23, 2019 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Diego Maradona took everyone by surprise when he said in an interview with TYV Sports, he had been abducted by aliens and was missing for three days.

It all started when the show’s presenters asked him if he believed in extraterrestrial beings and more than believing, the Argentinean said he had already been in contact with them.

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It's worth remembering that this isn't the first time the Argentinean has made controversial statements
It’s worth remembering that this isn’t the first time the Argentinean has made controversial statements. (Photo internet reproduction)

“Why would they invent these things? Once, after drinking too much, I was absent for three days. I came home and said that the ETs had taken me. I said, ‘They took me, I can’t talk about it,'” he said.

Maradona made a mystery and gave no more details of the experience. Still during the interview, the former athlete also told how his first sexual relationship was. “At 13, in a basement, with an older lady. She was reading a newspaper.”

It’s worth remembering that this isn’t the first time the Argentinean has made controversial statements. He once claimed that he’d taken the field to play having spent the night before celebrating.

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