SQM Falls 5.68% as China Lithium Prices Slide Again
SQM fell 5.68% and Albemarle 3.60% as Chinese lithium carbonate prices slid again, deepening the week's losses for Latin American...
September 19, 2026Section
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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
Gold and Silver Rebound the Day After the Federal Reserve Raised Rates
Gold recovered to about US$4,346 an ounce and silver rose 3.44% to US$65.43, a day after the Fed's increase knocked...
September 18, 2026
Latin American Steel Shares Rebound With the Broader Market
Gerdau rose 2.20% and Ternium 1.95% on a broad risk-on session. No trade measure broke on the day, and Brazilian...
September 18, 2026
Lithium Shares Jump as Albemarle Gains 5.10% and SQM Adds 4.54%
Albemarle rose 5.10% and SQM 4.54% as lithium prices steadied after a long slide. SQM also led Chile's IPSA higher...
September 18, 2026