Latin American Steel Shares Rebound With the Broader Market
Gerdau rose 2.20% and Ternium 1.95% on a broad risk-on session. No trade measure broke on the day, and Brazilian...
September 18, 2026Section
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Soybeans Hold Steady as China Buys Ahead of the Trump-Xi Meeting
The soybean fund was unchanged at US$27.97 while corn fell 0.70% and wheat 1.17%. Chinese buyers took about a million...
September 18, 2026
Oil Eases as Saudi Arabia Routes Crude Around Its Damaged Pipeline
Crude fell for a second session as Saudi Arabia moved exports through Oman. Petrobras signed eight offshore blocks in Côte...
September 18, 2026
Lithium Shares Jump as Albemarle Gains 5.10% and SQM Adds 4.54%
Albemarle rose 5.10% and SQM 4.54% as lithium prices steadied after a long slide. SQM also led Chile's IPSA higher...
September 18, 2026
Zinc Rebounds on Tight Concentrate as Nexa Jumps Almost Seven Percent
London zinc rose 2.04% to US$3,888.70 a tonne after two losing sessions. Nexa Resources gained 6.95% and Buenaventura 4.96% on...
September 18, 2026
Vale Climbs 2.41% as Chinese Mills Restock Before the October Break
Vale's New York shares rose 2.41% to US$14.47 as Chinese seaborne transaction volumes jumped 43%. Steel futures in China also...
September 18, 2026
Copper Rises on Chinese Buying as Southern Copper and Freeport Gain
Copper rose for a third session on signs of Chinese physical buying. Southern Copper gained 3.28% and Freeport 2.33% while...
September 18, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP and the Peso, September 18, 2026
The COLCAP rose 0.40% to 2,521.85 but the peso was the region's weakest currency. The central bank's survey lifted December...
September 18, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval and the Peso, September 18, 2026
The Merval gained 1.08% on the same day INDEC reported a 0.6% contraction and unemployment at 7.9%. Country risk reached...
September 18, 2026