Wall Street Rises 0.7% as US Payrolls Miss
The S&P 500 rose 0.73% to 7,723 as US payrolls missed at 29,000, euro area inflation hit 3.8% and Brazil...
October 3, 2026Section
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Chile Stocks Gain 0.08% as Peso Slips to 989.60
Chile's IPSA edged up 0.08% to 10,917 on Oct 2 while the peso fell to 989.60 per dollar, its weakest...
October 2, 2026
Mexico Stocks Slip 0.2% as Peso Gains 0.8%
Mexico's IPC slipped 0.18% to 63,712 on Oct 2 while the peso gained 0.83% to 18.15 per dollar. US jobs...
October 2, 2026
Merval Gains 0.3% as Country Risk Stays at 646
Argentina's Merval rose 0.32% on Oct 2 while country risk closed at 646, near its 2026 high of 655. The...
October 2, 2026
Lithium Fund LIT Gains 1.6% as China Stays Shut
The LIT lithium ETF rose 1.55% to US$69.28 on Oct 2 as Albemarle fell 0.42% and SQM gained 0.62%, with...
October 2, 2026
Southern Copper Jumps 3.2% as China Stays Shut
Southern Copper rose 3.17% and Freeport 3.98% on Oct 2 as China's Golden Week left futures flat. Chile labour votes...
October 2, 2026
Gold ETF Falls 0.7% as Silver Dips 0.1%
Gold fund GLD fell 0.68% and silver slipped 0.12% to US$61.07 on Oct 2 as US yields rose after weak...
October 2, 2026
Bitcoin Gains 0.4% to US$85,206 as US Jobs Miss
Bitcoin settled at US$85,206 on Oct 2, up 0.42%, as US payrolls missed forecasts. For Brazil, Argentina and El Salvador,...
October 2, 2026
Petrobras ADR Gains 3.2% as G7 Taps Oil Reserves
Petrobras ADR gained 3.19% on Oct 2 while the WTI fund USO fell 1.77% after the G7 agreed to release...
October 2, 2026
Gerdau ADR Jumps 4.2% as Brazil Steel Shares Rally
Gerdau's ADR rose 4.16%, CSN 3.57% and Ternium 2.37% on Oct 2 as the SLX steel ETF gained 1.69%. Brazil...
October 2, 2026
Nexa Gains 3.7% as Peru Zinc Output Falls 12%
Nexa Resources rose 3.73% to US$12.24 on Oct 2 while Buenaventura fell 0.32%, as Peru's zinc output fell 12% in...
October 2, 2026
Vale Shares Gain 2.3% as China Stays Shut
Vale rose 2.30% to US$13.76 on Oct 2 and Rio Tinto 1.44% while China stayed shut, as CSN Mineração cut...
October 2, 2026
Brazil Stocks Jump 2.6% on Vote Eve
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 2.63% to 192,115 points on election-eve positioning, while the real held near R$5.22. See the key movers...
October 2, 2026
Corn Fund Slips 0.7% as US Harvest Adds Supply
The Teucrium Corn Fund fell 0.68% to US$18.85 on Oct 2 as the US harvest advanced, while soybeans were flat...
October 2, 2026
African Pulse for Friday, October 2, 2026
Africa today: Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties, Congo's Ebola toll passes 4,000, Nigerian workers strike and Zambia cuts its rate...
October 2, 2026
Kenya Stocks Gain 0.2% as Turnover Jumps 44%
Kenya's NASI rose 0.2% to 247.32 on 2 October as turnover jumped 44% to US$4.8 million, while the shilling held...
October 2, 2026
Mexican Peso Falls 4% as Speculators Cut Long Bets
Speculators cut net long bets on the Mexican peso to 52,402 contracts on 29 September, CFTC data show, as the...
October 2, 2026
Brazilian Real Bets Rise to 60,538 Before the Vote
Speculators raise net long bets on the Brazilian real to 60,538 contracts on 29 September, CFTC data show, days before...
October 2, 2026
Amílcar Olán Probe Finds Swiss Account, Report Says
Amílcar Olán, friend of López Obrador's sons, is under financial intelligence scrutiny over a reported Swiss account worth about US$81...
October 2, 2026
Bolivia Spokesman Alleges Bribes in Mariaca Election
Bolivia's spokesman alleges the Mariaca election involved bribes to lawmakers and warns of drug-money vote-buying. Mariaca's lawyer calls it irresponsible.
October 2, 2026