Bitcoin Gains 0.4% to US$85,206 as US Jobs Miss
Bitcoin settled at US$85,206 on Oct 2, up 0.42%, as US payrolls missed forecasts. For Brazil, Argentina and El Salvador,...
October 2, 2026Section
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Petrobras ADR Gains 3.2% as G7 Taps Oil Reserves
Petrobras ADR gained 3.19% on Oct 2 while the WTI fund USO fell 1.77% after the G7 agreed to release...
October 2, 2026
Gerdau ADR Jumps 4.2% as Brazil Steel Shares Rally
Gerdau's ADR rose 4.16%, CSN 3.57% and Ternium 2.37% on Oct 2 as the SLX steel ETF gained 1.69%. Brazil...
October 2, 2026
Nexa Gains 3.7% as Peru Zinc Output Falls 12%
Nexa Resources rose 3.73% to US$12.24 on Oct 2 while Buenaventura fell 0.32%, as Peru's zinc output fell 12% in...
October 2, 2026
Vale Shares Gain 2.3% as China Stays Shut
Vale rose 2.30% to US$13.76 on Oct 2 and Rio Tinto 1.44% while China stayed shut, as CSN Mineração cut...
October 2, 2026
Brazil Stocks Jump 2.6% on Vote Eve
Brazil's Ibovespa rose 2.63% to 192,115 points on election-eve positioning, while the real held near R$5.22. See the key movers...
October 2, 2026
Corn Fund Slips 0.7% as US Harvest Adds Supply
The Teucrium Corn Fund fell 0.68% to US$18.85 on Oct 2 as the US harvest advanced, while soybeans were flat...
October 2, 2026
Kenya Stocks Gain 0.2% as Turnover Jumps 44%
Kenya's NASI rose 0.2% to 247.32 on 2 October as turnover jumped 44% to US$4.8 million, while the shilling held...
October 2, 2026
Mexican Peso Falls 4% as Speculators Cut Long Bets
Speculators cut net long bets on the Mexican peso to 52,402 contracts on 29 September, CFTC data show, as the...
October 2, 2026