Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — July 31, 2026
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC rose 1.28% to 67,327 and the peso firmed to 17.34 per dollar.
July 31, 2026Section
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Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — July 31, 2026
The Merval surged 2.22% to 3,304,918 and the peso firmed to 1,489 per dollar as bank and energy shares rallied...
July 31, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — July 31, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index rose 1.64% to 2,342 on Thursday, lifted by oil strength. The peso firmed to 3,201 per dollar.
July 31, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — July 31, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA climbed 0.87% on Thursday, with bank stocks surging while SQM slipped on lithium uncertainty.
July 31, 2026
Latin America Oil Stocks Surge on Brazil, Argentina Gains
The USO crude fund fell 1.42% to US$127.48 on a firmer dollar, yet Petrobras, Ecopetrol, and YPF advanced. A Latin...
July 31, 2026
Copper Jumps on China Rebound: Futures Tracker CPER Rises 2.58%
Copper futures tracker CPER gained 2.58% as China's factory stimulus lifted demand hopes. Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan shares surged over...
July 31, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap July 31 2026: Vale & Rio Surge Despite Flat Ore
Vale (US$14.99) and Rio Tinto (US$97.18) rallied while CSN Mineração (US$1.01) fell, even as benchmark 62% Fe futures stayed flat...
July 31, 2026
Latin America Steel Tariffs Hit Chinese Imports, Lift ETF
Latin American steel names Gerdau and Ternium rose while CSN fell, as US$106.43 SLX ETF gains and tariff worries mix...
July 31, 2026
Lithium Miners Jump: LIT ETF Gains 4.60% as Albemarle Rallies
The Global X Lithium ETF rose 4.60% to US$69.81, while Albemarle gained 3.41% and SQM added 1.30%. A short-term rebound...
July 31, 2026
Zinc-Linked Stocks Surge as Nexa Jumps 8.22% and Buenaventura Gains 5.43%
Nexa Resources closed at US$13.16 and Buenaventura at US$31.86 as Latin American zinc proxies rallied on stronger galvanised-steel demand and...
July 31, 2026
Silver Gains While Gold Slips as LatAm Miners Watch Dollar
A gold-tracking proxy fell 0.63% to US$4,059 while a silver proxy rose 1.51% to US$59.08. The split highlights silver's industrial...
July 31, 2026
Soybeans, Corn Slip While Wheat Rises on China Hopes
Soybean and corn tracker funds slipped while wheat firmed on Thursday. Brazil and Argentina anchor the export outlook as China...
July 31, 2026
Bitcoin at US$64,725: Latin America Crypto Wrap, July 31
Bitcoin climbed 1.28% to US$64,725 as US inflation data slowed. We read the session for Brazil, Argentina and El Salvador:...
July 31, 2026
Chile Satellite Fleet to Hit 10 as Air Force Builds at Home
Chile's Air Force is building a national satellite constellation of up to 10 spacecraft, most assembled at home, and put...
July 31, 2026
JBS’s Pilgrim’s Pride Sees Profit Slump on Chicken Glut
Pilgrim's Pride adjusted EBITDA fell 48% to US$360M as a US chicken glut crushed prices. The Q2 slump hits Brazilian...
July 30, 2026
Profarma Q2 Revenue Jumps 32% to US$703 Million
Brazilian drug distributor Profarma posted Q2 2026 net revenue of R$3.58 billion (US$703M), up 32.4%, with adjusted net income of...
July 30, 2026
Saipem Wins US$150 Million Exxon Guyana Subsea Contract
Saipem won a US$150M notice to proceed on ExxonMobil's Longtail subsea system offshore Guyana, its eighth award there, in a...
July 30, 2026
Colombia’s Cartagena Cable Car Secures US$84 Million
Cartagena's first cable car, the US$84 million Kalamarí, has reached financial close; it will link the cruise port, Bazurto, La...
July 30, 2026
Panama Sends US$35 Billion 2027 Budget to Congress
Panama's government sent the National Assembly a US$35.1 billion 2027 budget, up 0.6%, targeting a 2.97%-of-GDP deficit as public debt...
July 30, 2026
Live Nation Plans Latin America’s Biggest Arena in São Paulo
Live Nation will build Arena São Paulo, a 21,000-seat venue billed as Latin America’s largest covered arena, in a R$1.5...
July 30, 2026