Grain Funds Fall Even as China Steps Up American Soybean Buying
The soybean fund fell 1.04% to US$27.68, corn 0.66% to US$19.70 and wheat 1.45% to US$25.86. Chicago settled November soybeans...
September 19, 2026Section
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Oil Slips as WTI Settles at US$100.30; Ecopetrol and YPF Gain
WTI settled at US$100.30 and Brent at US$103.87 on Friday. Petrobras fell 0.67% while Ecopetrol rose 1.15% and YPF gained...
September 19, 2026
Steel Shares Slide as CSN Leads Latin American Losses
CSN's ADR fell 6.78% and lost 13.39% on the week as steel shares slid. Gerdau fell 3.14% and Ternium 1.48%,...
September 19, 2026
Zinc Gains 1.86% as Nexa Rises and Buenaventura Slips in Latin America
LME zinc closed near US$3,881.50 a tonne on Friday 18 September 2026. Nexa Resources rose 0.70% to US$13.01 while Buenaventura...
September 19, 2026
Vale Falls 1.80% as Iron Ore Shares Diverge from Firmer Benchmarks
Vale's New York shares closed at US$14.21, down 1.80% on Friday and 6.70% on the week, while the SGX iron...
September 19, 2026
Copper Tracker Gains 2.68% for the Week as Chile Stays Shut
Copper's CPER tracker rose 2.68% for the week to US$40.23 while Chile's market was shut for Fiestas Patrias, leaving Santiago...
September 19, 2026
Gold Ends the Week at US$4,380 as Silver Outpaces It
Gold closed Friday at US$4,380.01 an ounce, up 0.77%, and silver at US$66.35, up 1.41% on the day and 3.05%...
September 19, 2026
Global Economy Briefing for Saturday, September 19, 2026
The S&P 500 closed at 7,650.50 as the Dow fell 1.69% on the week. Gold reached US$4,380 an ounce and...
September 19, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Jumps 1.03% as the Peso Slides to 3,166.69 per Dollar
Colombia's COLCAP closed at 2,548.22, up 1.03%, while the peso weakened to 3,166.69 per dollar. July activity grew 1.11%, below...
September 19, 2026