Chile Stock Market Falls 1.1% as the GDP-Miss Bounce Fails to Hold
IPSA Chile today reflects Tuesday’s 1.12% drop to 10,350.86, giving back Monday’s GDP-miss bounce and then some. The index opened at Monday’s close, sold off all day, and closed near the low toward the cloud floor at 10,277. The Q1 contraction digestion is now a two-day affair.
The Big Three
IPSA closed Tuesday at 10,350.86 (−1.12%, −116.92 pts), erasing Monday’s +0.45% GDP-miss bounce and more. The index opened at Monday’s close (10,467.78) and sold off all session to a 10,321 low. Monday’s clean absorption of the Q1 contraction did not hold — digestion extended into a second day.
The Q1 2026 GDP at −0.5% YoY — outside every forecast range — is weighing with a lag (mining −3.1%, fishing −18.6%, agriculture −5.4%). The miss strengthens the June BCCh cut case toward 4.25%, but with copper testing the $4.50/lb anchor and global risk-off hitting LatAm, the tape stayed defensive.
RSI fast 36.39, slow 42.73 — back near oversold. MACD histogram −61.94 (Monday −51.95), widening. The close sits 74 points above the cloud bottom at 10,277; the 200-DMA at 10,075 is the 2.7% structural floor. A break of the cloud bottom invalidates the Kast post-election uptrend. June BCCh is the next macro pivot.
02 Session Data
| Metric | Value | Change | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPSA close | 10,350.86 | −1.12% | Erased Monday bounce |
| Intraday range | 10,321 – 10,468 | 147 pts | Open at high, close at low |
| Cloud floor | 10,277.19 | −0.7% | Now the immediate line |
| RSI fast / slow | 36.39 / 42.73 | Near oversold | From Monday 39.45 |
| MACD histogram | −61.94 | Widened | From Monday −51.95 |
| 200-DMA | 10,075.35 | 2.7% below | Kast uptrend floor |
| Copper | ~$4.50/lb | Tested | Peso anchor pressured |
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Chile — Live Market Board
+0.52%
173,325.65
-0.03%
66,709.60
+0.88%
10,954.04
+0.52%
3,281,979
+0.00%
2,301.34
+0.13%
56,620.35
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPSA | 10,954.04 | +0.52% | — | 10,896.87 | 11,000 | 10,808 | 1,513,213,483 |
| USD/CLP | 936.15 | +0.05% | -1.83% | 935.70 | 937.40 | 934.18 | — |
| COPPER | 6.52 | +0.15% | +14.45% | 6.51 | 6.56 | 6.49 | 17,984 |
| SQM-B | 64,540 | +2.25% | +76.34% | 63,121 | 65,000 | 62,501 | 241,712 |
| COPEC | 6,450 | +4.03% | +5.74% | 6,200 | 6,450 | 6,273 | 1,004,676 |
| BSANTANDER | 79.01 | +3.84% | +37.89% | 76.09 | 79.94 | 77.56 | 106,097,065 |
| FALABELLA | 5,919 | +0.75% | +22.27% | 5,875 | 5,930 | 5,802 | 1,087,177 |
| ENELAM | 84.53 | +0.50% | -8.27% | 84.11 | 85.74 | 80.23 | 62,306,662 |
| CENCOSUD | 2,028 | +1.66% | -32.06% | 1,995 | 2,035 | 1,993 | 1,690,212 |
| CMPC | 1,084 | +1.67% | -18.51% | 1,066 | 1,095 | 1,078 | 1,947,861 |
| BANCO CHILE | 190.01 | +1.89% | +40.23% | 186.49 | 191.00 | 187.00 | 50,833,024 |
| LATAM AIR | 24.20 | -0.86% | +22.84% | 24.41 | 24.56 | 24.13 | 339,092,808 |
| SOUTHERN COPPER | 188.01 | +7.39% | +96.54% | 175.07 | 188.09 | 179.97 | 1,566,168 |
03 Why It Fell Back
Local Driver: GDP-miss digestion extends to day two
Monday’s clean absorption of the −0.5% Q1 contraction did not hold. Tuesday gave the bounce back and more as the detail behind the headline sank in with a lag. The offsetting positive — a stronger June cut case toward 4.25% — is a June event.
External Trigger: LatAm risk-off and copper at the anchor
Tuesday was a broad LatAm risk-off day: Brazil fell 1.52%, Argentina −1.47%. Chile fell with the group, and copper testing the $4.50/lb anchor removed part of the peso cushion that absorbed Friday’s Warsh shock and Monday’s miss. Without the copper buffer, the IPSA had less protection against the tape.
§04 · Market Commentary
Monday’s absorption looked clean, but it was a one-day reprieve. A −0.5% Q1 print outside every forecast range takes more than a session to digest. Tuesday’s give-back reflects that lag plus a LatAm risk-off. The constructive read: the rate-cut tailwind is still building — but relief is a June story, and the tape needs a catalyst.
Technically the picture deteriorated. RSI fell back toward oversold at 36.39, the MACD histogram widened to −61.94, and the close sits 74 points above the cloud bottom at 10,277. That floor is the line: a close below it breaks the Kast uptrend and opens the 200-DMA at 10,075. The copper anchor and 14% consensus EPS growth remain the structural case, but the near-term path depends on the floor holding.
05 Technical Snapshot
IPSA closed at 10,350.86 after opening at Monday’s close and selling off to a 10,321 low. The cloud bottom at 10,277 sits 74 points below; the 200-DMA at 10,075 is the 2.7% floor. The Kijun at 10,566, 20-DMA at 10,678 and 50-DMA at 10,739 are now overhead. MACD histogram −61.94 widened from Monday’s −51.95. RSI fast 36.39, slow 42.73 — near oversold.
06 Forward Look
07 Questions & Answers
Verdict
Tuesday’s 1.12% drop gave back Monday’s GDP-miss bounce and more — the clean absorption was a one-day reprieve. A LatAm risk-off (Brazil −1.52%, Argentina −1.47%) and copper testing $4.50/lb removed the peso cushion. RSI 36 near oversold, MACD widening. The cloud floor at 10,277 is the line: a close below breaks the Kast uptrend toward the 200-DMA at 10,075. The June cut case strengthens, but that is a June catalyst.
Related: Monday’s GDP-miss bounce · Brazil election scandal · Argentina post-spike pullback.
Pivot today: cloud floor 10,277. Hold = RSI mean-revert; break = 200-DMA at 10,075 in play.
Disclaimer: This report is editorial market analysis based on publicly available data. It is not investment advice. Markets carry risk; consult a licensed professional before trading.
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