IBOV 170,653 ▼ 0.79% IPSA 10,947 ▼ 0.71% IPC MEX 66,610 ▼ 0.10% MERVAL 3,202,490 ▼ 0.67% COLCAP 2,312.96 ▲ 0.81% BVL PERÚ 55,516.19 ▼ 1.10% USD/BRL5.15▲ 0.01% USD/MXN17.53▼ 0.29% USD/CLP935.43▲ 0.58% USD/COP3,336▼ 0.07% USD/PEN3.40▼ 0.25% USD/ARS1,487▼ 0.03% USD/UYU40.19▲ 1.19% USD/PYG6,050▲ 1.86% USD/BOB9.85▲ 1.50% USD/DOP58.61▼ 0.07% USD/CRC449.85▲ 1.48% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.24% USD/HNL26.72▲ 1.48% USD/NIO36.62▼ 0.45% USD/VES698.47▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.27▲ 0.88% USD/TTD6.70▲ 0.62% EUR/BRL5.89▲ 0.01% BRENT 76.83 ▼ 1.53% WTI 72.46 ▼ 1.44% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.22 ▲ 2.68% GOLD 4,119 ▲ 1.19% SILVER 59.69 ▲ 2.62% SOY 1,186 ▼ 0.73% CORN 451.00 ▲ 3.74% WHEAT 603.75 ▲ 0.71% COFFEE 300.50 ▼ 9.38% SUGAR 14.98 ▼ 0.86% ORANGE JUICE 153.15 ▼ 5.52% COTTON 79.75 ▲ 4.65% COCOA 6,157 ▲ 8.65% BEEF 237.78 ▼ 0.27% CATTLE 362.30 ▲ 0.46% LITHIUM 72.12 ▼ 2.28% PETR4 39.65 ▲ 3.15% VALE3 72.70 ▼ 4.59% ITUB4 41.89 ▼ 1.27% BBDC4 17.69 ▼ 0.73% ABEV3 15.62 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 19.53 ▼ 1.01% B3SA3 14.24 ▼ 2.00% WEGE3 45.35 ▼ 1.13% PRIO3 56.42 ▲ 0.34% SUZB3 40.83 ▼ 0.22% RENT3 38.84 ▼ 0.64% AZZA3 17.90 ▼ 1.00% CSAN3 3.75 ▼ 2.34% RAIZ4 0.38 ▼ 2.56% PCAR3 2.71 ▼ 0.37% GMAT3 3.74 ▲ 4.47% PSSA3 52.50 ▲ 1.94% CVCB3 1.22 ▼ 1.61% POSI3 3.78 ▲ 0.53% SLCE3 13.21 ▲ 0.38% NATU3 8.50 ▲ 5.59% BRKM5 6.14 ▲ 2.16% RANI3 7.88 ▼ 0.25% CSNA3 4.67 ▼ 1.48% CMIN3 4.66 ▲ 2.42% USIM5 8.35 ▼ 0.95% GGBR4 22.14 ▲ 1.33% ENEV3 25.50 ▼ 0.66% CPFE3 45.46 ▲ 0.04% CMIG4 10.80 ▼ 1.19% EQTL3 38.65 ▼ 1.25% LREN3 13.71 ▲ 0.44% VIVT3 34.31 — 0.00% RAIL3 13.25 ▼ 1.85% KLABIN 17.16 ▼ 0.06% RAIA DROGASIL 17.32 ▼ 1.59% RDOR3 34.08 ▼ 2.15% HAPV3 9.96 ▼ 2.26% FLRY3 15.41 ▼ 1.03% SMTO3 15.25 ▼ 0.46% UGPA3 29.36 ▲ 4.11% VBBR3 31.65 ▲ 2.56% BBSE3 38.75 ▲ 0.52% BPAC11 53.95 ▼ 1.10% CURY3 31.33 ▼ 7.85% AERI3 2.03 ▼ 0.49% VIVARA 22.17 ▼ 2.21% COMPASS 24.52 ▼ 1.64% VAMOS 2.81 ▼ 2.77% SANB11 25.60 ▼ 1.58% ASAI3 8.49 ▼ 0.47% SBSP3 29.25 ▼ 0.75% WALMEX 49.78 ▼ 0.60% GMEXICO 196.37 ▲ 1.10% FEMSA 224.71 ▼ 0.87% CEMEX 21.36 ▲ 0.71% GFNORTE 187.67 ▼ 0.27% BIMBO 57.03 ▲ 0.62% TELEVISA 9.53 ▼ 0.94% AMX 23.18 ▲ 0.96% GAP 416.00 ▲ 0.19% ASUR 284.69 ▼ 1.45% OMA 236.19 ▲ 0.76% KOF 183.13 ▼ 1.50% GRUMA 284.21 ▼ 0.98% KIMBER 38.78 ▼ 0.89% SQM-B 69,501 ▲ 2.30% COPEC 6,030 ▼ 0.33% BSANTANDER 77.10 ▼ 1.78% FALABELLA 5,880 ▼ 2.00% ENELAM 85.39 ▲ 0.77% CENCOSUD 2,079 ▼ 0.10% CMPC 1,079 ▲ 0.33% BANCO CHILE 185.45 ▼ 1.09% LATAM AIR 25.50 ▼ 2.86% YPF 75,725 ▲ 1.75% GGAL 7,910 ▼ 1.68% PAMPA 5,205 ▲ 0.48% TXAR 665.00 ▼ 1.41% ALUAR 960.00 ▼ 3.03% TGS 9,355 ▲ 0.27% CEPU 2,310 ▼ 0.82% MIRGOR 17,400 ▲ 0.58% COME 45.47 ▲ 2.87% LOMA NEGRA 3,510 ▼ 0.85% BYMA 309.75 ▲ 1.14% TELECOM ARG 4,133 ▲ 1.29% ECOPETROL 15.13 ▲ 3.00% BANCOLOMBIA 80.21 ▼ 1.07% GRUPO AVAL 4.84 ▼ 1.63% CREDICORP 381.47 ▼ 1.29% SOUTHERN COPPER 167.21 ▼ 1.50% BUENAVENTURA 28.36 ▼ 1.90% MERCADOLIBRE 1,809 ▼ 0.23% NUBANK 13.37 ▼ 1.76% XP 15.44 ▼ 3.32% PAGSEGURO 8.77 ▼ 1.46% STONE 10.52 ▼ 1.50% GLOBANT 29.90 ▼ 5.53% TECNOGLASS 43.94 ▲ 1.60% GAP AIRPORT 236.30 ▼ 0.37% ASUR 284.69 ▼ 1.45% OMA AIRPORT 107.30 ▲ 0.12% AMX ADR 26.41 ▲ 0.99% FEMSA ADR 127.80 ▼ 1.31% CEMEX ADR 12.17 ▲ 0.50% PETROBRAS ADR 17.24 ▲ 3.48% VALE ADR 14.05 ▼ 4.36% ITAU ADR 8.16 ▼ 0.85% SANTANDER BR 5.04 ▼ 1.18% AMBEV ADR 3.02 ▲ 0.67% CSN 0.92 ▼ 0.41% GERDAU 4.30 ▲ 0.47% LATAM ADR 54.49 ▼ 3.95% BTC 62,981 ▲ 1.16% ETH 1,757 ▲ 0.81% SOL 78.30 ▲ 0.66% XRP 1.10 ▲ 0.73% BNB 572.49 ▲ 0.74% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.48% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 0.90% AVAX 6.74 ▲ 4.24% LINK 7.76 ▲ 1.67% DOT 0.83 ▲ 1.07% LTC 44.10 ▲ 1.09% BCH 239.51 ▲ 1.85% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.91% XLM 0.18 ▲ 0.04% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 2.18% NEAR 1.93 ▲ 1.96% ATOM 1.57 ▲ 0.52% AAVE 88.57 ▲ 0.44% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 81.50 ▼ 4.48% EMBRAER ADR 63.42 ▼ 3.87% JBS 11.82 ▼ 3.04% JBS BDR 60.90 ▼ 3.64% MBRF3 15.38 ▼ 2.23% MBRFY 2.91 ▼ 3.96% INTER 5.57 ▼ 0.36% EGX 52,235 ▲ 0.40% USD/ZAR16.35▼ 0.40% USD/NGN 1,375 — 0.00% NIKKEI 67,744 ▲ 1.38% CSI300 4,876 ▲ 2.54% HSI 24,030 ▼ 0.70% NIFTY 24,052 ▲ 0.71% KOSPI 7,292 ▲ 0.62% JCI 5,880 ▲ 0.11% USD/JPY162.34▼ 0.16% USD/CNY6.79▼ 0.15% DAX 25,022 ▲ 0.50% CAC 8,299 ▲ 0.56% FTSE 10,441 ▼ 0.46% MIB 52,254 ▲ 0.84% IBEX 19,301 ▲ 1.03% STOXX 639.09 ▲ 0.50% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.21% GBP/USD1.34▲ 0.52% SPX 7,483 ▼ 0.28% DJI 52,348 ▼ 1.09% NDX 29,253 ▲ 0.27% RUT 2,956 ▼ 0.88% TSX 34,936 ▼ 0.95% VIX 16.62 ▼ 1.66% USD/CAD1.42▲ 0.05% US10Y 4.5690 ▲ 0.88% IBOV 170,653 ▼ 0.79% IPSA 10,947 ▼ 0.71% IPC MEX 66,610 ▼ 0.10% MERVAL 3,202,490 ▼ 0.67% COLCAP 2,312.96 ▲ 0.81% BVL PERÚ 55,516.19 ▼ 1.10% USD/BRL 5.15 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.53 ▼ 0.28% USD/CLP 935.43 ▲ 0.58% USD/COP 3,336 ▼ 0.07% USD/PEN 3.40 ▼ 0.25% USD/ARS 1,487 ▼ 0.03% USD/UYU 40.19 ▲ 1.19% USD/PYG 6,050 ▲ 1.28% USD/BOB 9.85 ▲ 1.50% USD/DOP 58.61 ▼ 0.07% USD/CRC 449.85 ▲ 1.48% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.24% USD/HNL 26.72 ▲ 1.48% USD/NIO 36.62 ▼ 0.45% USD/VES 698.47 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.27 ▲ 0.88% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.62% EUR/BRL 5.90 ▲ 0.18% BRENT 76.83 ▼ 1.53% WTI 72.46 ▼ 1.44% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.22 ▲ 2.68% GOLD 4,119 ▲ 1.19% SILVER 59.69 ▲ 2.62% SOY 1,186 ▼ 0.73% CORN 451.00 ▲ 3.74% WHEAT 603.75 ▲ 0.71% COFFEE 300.50 ▼ 9.38% SUGAR 14.98 ▼ 0.86% ORANGE JUICE 153.15 ▼ 5.52% COTTON 79.75 ▲ 4.65% COCOA 6,157 ▲ 8.65% BEEF 237.78 ▼ 0.27% CATTLE 362.30 ▲ 0.46% LITHIUM 72.12 ▼ 2.28% PETR4 39.65 ▲ 3.15% VALE3 72.70 ▼ 4.59% ITUB4 41.89 ▼ 1.27% BBDC4 17.69 ▼ 0.73% ABEV3 15.62 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 19.53 ▼ 1.01% B3SA3 14.24 ▼ 2.00% WEGE3 45.35 ▼ 1.13% PRIO3 56.42 ▲ 0.34% SUZB3 40.83 ▼ 0.22% RENT3 38.84 ▼ 0.64% AZZA3 17.90 ▼ 1.00% CSAN3 3.75 ▼ 2.34% RAIZ4 0.38 ▼ 2.56% PCAR3 2.71 ▼ 0.37% GMAT3 3.74 ▲ 4.47% PSSA3 52.50 ▲ 1.94% CVCB3 1.22 ▼ 1.61% POSI3 3.78 ▲ 0.53% SLCE3 13.21 ▲ 0.38% NATU3 8.50 ▲ 5.59% BRKM5 6.14 ▲ 2.16% RANI3 7.88 ▼ 0.25% CSNA3 4.67 ▼ 1.48% CMIN3 4.66 ▲ 2.42% USIM5 8.35 ▼ 0.95% GGBR4 22.14 ▲ 1.33% ENEV3 25.50 ▼ 0.66% CPFE3 45.46 ▲ 0.04% CMIG4 10.80 ▼ 1.19% EQTL3 38.65 ▼ 1.25% LREN3 13.71 ▲ 0.44% VIVT3 34.31 — 0.00% RAIL3 13.25 ▼ 1.85% KLABIN 17.16 ▼ 0.06% RAIA DROGASIL 17.32 ▼ 1.59% RDOR3 34.08 ▼ 2.15% HAPV3 9.96 ▼ 2.26% FLRY3 15.41 ▼ 1.03% SMTO3 15.25 ▼ 0.46% UGPA3 29.36 ▲ 4.11% VBBR3 31.65 ▲ 2.56% BBSE3 38.75 ▲ 0.52% BPAC11 53.95 ▼ 1.10% CURY3 31.33 ▼ 7.85% AERI3 2.03 ▼ 0.49% VIVARA 22.17 ▼ 2.21% COMPASS 24.52 ▼ 1.64% VAMOS 2.81 ▼ 2.77% SANB11 25.60 ▼ 1.58% ASAI3 8.49 ▼ 0.47% SBSP3 29.25 ▼ 0.75% WALMEX 49.78 ▼ 0.60% GMEXICO 196.37 ▲ 1.10% FEMSA 224.71 ▼ 0.87% CEMEX 21.36 ▲ 0.71% GFNORTE 187.67 ▼ 0.27% BIMBO 57.03 ▲ 0.62% TELEVISA 9.53 ▼ 0.94% AMX 23.18 ▲ 0.96% GAP 416.00 ▲ 0.19% ASUR 284.69 ▼ 1.45% OMA 236.19 ▲ 0.76% KOF 183.13 ▼ 1.50% GRUMA 284.21 ▼ 0.98% KIMBER 38.78 ▼ 0.89% SQM-B 69,501 ▲ 2.30% COPEC 6,030 ▼ 0.33% BSANTANDER 77.10 ▼ 1.78% FALABELLA 5,880 ▼ 2.00% ENELAM 85.39 ▲ 0.77% CENCOSUD 2,079 ▼ 0.10% CMPC 1,079 ▲ 0.33% BANCO CHILE 185.45 ▼ 1.09% LATAM AIR 25.50 ▼ 2.86% YPF 75,725 ▲ 1.75% GGAL 7,910 ▼ 1.68% PAMPA 5,205 ▲ 0.48% TXAR 665.00 ▼ 1.41% ALUAR 960.00 ▼ 3.03% TGS 9,355 ▲ 0.27% CEPU 2,310 ▼ 0.82% MIRGOR 17,400 ▲ 0.58% COME 45.47 ▲ 2.87% LOMA NEGRA 3,510 ▼ 0.85% BYMA 309.75 ▲ 1.14% TELECOM ARG 4,133 ▲ 1.29% ECOPETROL 15.13 ▲ 3.00% BANCOLOMBIA 80.21 ▼ 1.07% GRUPO AVAL 4.84 ▼ 1.63% CREDICORP 381.47 ▼ 1.29% SOUTHERN COPPER 167.21 ▼ 1.50% BUENAVENTURA 28.36 ▼ 1.90% MERCADOLIBRE 1,809 ▼ 0.23% NUBANK 13.37 ▼ 1.76% XP 15.44 ▼ 3.32% PAGSEGURO 8.77 ▼ 1.46% STONE 10.52 ▼ 1.50% GLOBANT 29.90 ▼ 5.53% TECNOGLASS 43.94 ▲ 1.60% GAP AIRPORT 236.30 ▼ 0.37% ASUR 284.69 ▼ 1.45% OMA AIRPORT 107.30 ▲ 0.12% AMX ADR 26.41 ▲ 0.99% FEMSA ADR 127.80 ▼ 1.31% CEMEX ADR 12.17 ▲ 0.50% PETROBRAS ADR 17.24 ▲ 3.48% VALE ADR 14.05 ▼ 4.36% ITAU ADR 8.16 ▼ 0.85% SANTANDER BR 5.04 ▼ 1.18% AMBEV ADR 3.02 ▲ 0.67% CSN 0.92 ▼ 0.41% GERDAU 4.30 ▲ 0.47% LATAM ADR 54.49 ▼ 3.95% BTC 62,981 ▲ 1.16% ETH 1,757 ▲ 0.81% SOL 78.30 ▲ 0.66% XRP 1.10 ▲ 0.73% BNB 572.49 ▲ 0.74% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.48% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 0.90% AVAX 6.74 ▲ 4.24% LINK 7.76 ▲ 1.67% DOT 0.83 ▲ 1.07% LTC 44.10 ▲ 1.09% BCH 239.51 ▲ 1.85% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.91% XLM 0.18 ▲ 0.04% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 2.18% NEAR 1.93 ▲ 1.96% ATOM 1.57 ▲ 0.52% AAVE 88.57 ▲ 0.44% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 81.50 ▼ 4.48% EMBRAER ADR 63.42 ▼ 3.87% JBS 11.82 ▼ 3.04% JBS BDR 60.90 ▼ 3.64% MBRF3 15.38 ▼ 2.23% MBRFY 2.91 ▼ 3.96% INTER 5.57 ▼ 0.36% EGX 52,235 ▲ 0.40% USD/ZAR 16.35 ▼ 0.44% USD/NGN 1,375 — 0.00% NIKKEI 67,744 ▲ 1.38% CSI300 4,876 ▲ 2.54% HSI 24,030 ▼ 0.70% NIFTY 24,052 ▲ 0.71% KOSPI 7,292 ▲ 0.62% JCI 5,880 ▲ 0.11% USD/JPY 162.32 ▼ 0.14% USD/CNY 6.7930 ▼ 0.06% DAX 25,022 ▲ 0.50% CAC 8,299 ▲ 0.56% FTSE 10,441 ▼ 0.46% MIB 52,254 ▲ 0.84% IBEX 19,301 ▲ 1.03% STOXX 639.09 ▲ 0.50% EUR/USD 1.1440 ▲ 0.16% GBP/USD 1.3419 ▲ 0.22% SPX 7,483 ▼ 0.28% DJI 52,348 ▼ 1.09% NDX 29,253 ▲ 0.27% RUT 2,956 ▼ 0.88% TSX 34,936 ▼ 0.95% VIX 16.62 ▼ 1.66% USD/CAD 1.4185 ▲ 0.08% US10Y 4.5690 ▲ 0.88%
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