Colombia Stocks Slip 0.4% After a Fall
Colombia's COLCAP fell 0.37% to 2,525 on 8 October. The peso closed at 3,216.81 per US$, below the official TRM...
October 8, 2026Section
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Argentina Stocks Gain 0.3% as Loma Negra Jumps 4.6%
Argentina's Merval rose 0.30% to 2,832,472 on 8 October as Loma Negra jumped 4.6% and dollar bonds gained up to...
October 8, 2026
Chile Stocks Gain 0.2% as Inflation Slows
Chile's IPSA rose 0.22% to 11,024 on 8 October after INE reported September inflation of 0.4% for the month and...
October 8, 2026
Mexico Stocks Gain 0.5% as Peso Slips
Mexico's IPC rose 0.52% to 64,987 on 8 October while the peso fell about 1% to 18.2 per US dollar...
October 8, 2026
Brazil Stocks Gain 0.9% on Petrobras
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 0.94% to 206,220 on 8 October as oil lifted Petrobras and a poll favoured Flávio Bolsonaro. The...
October 8, 2026
Why Higher Oil Prices Rattle Asian Stocks
Asian stocks fell on 8 October 2026 as US crude rose about 3.5% to US$91. Nikkei lost 1.4%, Kospi 2.6%....
October 8, 2026
Made In Europe Procurement Rules Split France and Germany
Made in Europe procurement rules could shut US and Latin American suppliers out of EU public contracts, with France and...
October 8, 2026
Brazil Sees US$5.1 Billion Dollar Outflow in September
Brazil posted a net dollar outflow of US$5.1 billion in September, its worst September since 2019, central bank data released...
October 8, 2026
Argentina Drafts Hack Reporting and 15% Deal Rules
Argentina's securities regulator proposed rules making listed firms, at least 13 of them traded in New York, report cyberattacks, rumours...
October 8, 2026