Nexa Gains 1.2% as Buenaventura Falls 2.5%
Nexa Resources rose 1.20% to US$12.60 on 7 October while Buenaventura fell 2.54%. Peru's zinc output fell 12% in January–July;...
October 7, 2026Section
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Vale ADR Falls 3.3% as Iron Ore Proxies Slump
Vale's New York shares fell 3.34% to US$13.61 on 7 October and Rio Tinto 2.85% as China's steel output fell...
October 7, 2026
Lithium ETF Falls 2.2% as Albemarle Drops 3.4%
Lithium ETF LIT fell 2.20% on 7 October as Albemarle lost 3.39% and SQM 2.36%. Chinese markets were closed for...
October 7, 2026
Copper Fund Slips 0.6% as Escondida Strike Risk Looms
Copper fund CPER fell 0.55% on 7 October and Southern Copper 1.81% as the dollar rose. Escondida supervisors voted 95%...
October 7, 2026
Gold & Silver Drop as Dollar, Yields Bite LatAm Miners
Gold fell 1.39% to US$4,108 and silver slumped 2.54% to US$59.78 on Wednesday as a firmer dollar and 10-year Treasury...
October 7, 2026
Peso Slips to 3,239 as Inflation Hits 6.29%
Colombia's peso weakened to 3,239 per US dollar on 7 October as September inflation rose to 6.29%. The central bank's...
October 7, 2026
Argentina Stocks Fall 2.5% as Country Risk Hits 586
Argentina's Merval fell 2.51% to 2,824,123 on 7 October as banks slid and country risk rose 2.3% to 586 points....
October 7, 2026
Chile Stocks Fall 1.5% as SQM Slides
Chile's IPSA fell 1.47% to 10,999.64 on 7 October as SQM and retailers slid and the peso weakened. September inflation...
October 7, 2026
Mexico Stocks Fall 1% as Energy Rises
Mexico's IPC fell 1.01% to 64,653 on 7 October as energy prices rose and markets fell worldwide. The peso closed...
October 7, 2026