Banco do Brasil Pays Out, TIM Buys Back, BlackRock Sells Gerdau
Banco do Brasil approved a September payout, TIM approved a buyback worth about US$193 million, and BlackRock cut its Gerdau...
August 20, 2026Section
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Zinc Gains as Smelter Tightness Meets Firm Demand
Zinc edged higher on Wednesday, with Nexa Resources jumping over 5% as investors bet that constrained smelting and construction demand...
August 20, 2026
Gerdau Drops 4.5% as Steel Tariffs Fail to Lift Brazil
Gerdau's ADR slid 4.50% and CSN fell 2.22% on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, even as Ternium rose 0.58%. Cheap Chinese...
August 20, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Copom bets and a Thursday CMN meeting set the tone for B3. Into the open, watch the Selic wager, the...
August 20, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real
Brazil's Ibovespa broke its 11-day losing streak, closing up 0.90% at 167,830 points. The real gained and USD/BRL fell to...
August 20, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC stock index rose 0.41% and the peso strengthened past 17 per dollar as mining names led. Full...
August 20, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile stocks rose on August 19, with the S&P IPSA gaining 0.49% and the peso firming against the dollar, as...
August 20, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso
Argentina's Merval stock index fell while the peso slipped against the dollar as investors took profits. See the key stocks...
August 20, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.30% while the peso strengthened 0.86% against the dollar. What drove the session and where the...
August 20, 2026