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Rebound in commodity prices, weaker dollar lift Latam currencies

Rising oil prices lift Brazilian real, Colombian peso
Chilean peso rises as copper prices advance
Most EM stocks higher, Brazilian equities fall
All eyes on Jackson Hole symposium later in the week

Published 23 Aug, 2021 07:42pm

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Mexican peso drops 1% to lead losses in Latam as COVID-19 cases surge

Iron ore exporter Brazil's currency hit 3-1/2 month lows as the steel-making ingredient marked its fifth consecutive weekly decline, down 8% since last Friday

Updated 20 Aug, 2021 07:43pm

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Rising oil prices lift Mexico, Colombian currencies; Latam stocks fall

Brazil's Bovespa lost 0.8%, with iron ore miner Vale the biggest drag as prices for the steel-making ingredient slumped 2.8%.

Published 27 Jul, 2021 08:16pm

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Chile's peso falls on dovish central bank outlook, Latam FX rally cools

Chilean central bank sees below-neutral policy for next 2 years.
Magazine Luiza leads Brazil stocks higher.
Mexican peso under pressure from recent COVID spike.

Published 15 Jul, 2021 08:06pm

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Latam FX falls, energy reform fears trip up Mexico's peso

Mexican peso eyes worst day in nearly a month, down 1%.
US inflation spikes, risk assets under pressure.
Brazil's service sector activity surges in May.

Updated 13 Jul, 2021 08:28pm

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Brazil's real rises after 8 days of losses, Latam FX muted

Real down nearly 7% over past 8 sessions.
Chilean economic growth seen surging.
Oil weighs down Mexican, Colombian FX.

Updated 12 Jul, 2021 08:29pm

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Brazilian real dips as political woes outweigh data

The real fell by 0.4% after Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber authorized an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro over the procurement process for an Indian COVID-19 vaccine.

Published 05 Jul, 2021 07:59pm

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Latam FX fall on virus worries; Brazil's real down 1%

Manufacturing activity in Brazil hit four-month highs in June, PMIs showed, while Chile's economic activity jumped a better-than-expected 18.1% in May.
The real and Chile's peso dropped up to 1% each, with the peso giving up gains of as much as 0.7%. Mexico's peso fell 0.4%.

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 09:24pm

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Colombian peso drops over 1%; Mexican peso on a winning streak

Market should price hiking cycle in Colombia this year – Citi.
S&P raises economic growth forecast for Brazil, Mexico.
$2 billion boost to health spending in Chile as COVID cases rise.
Mexican peso extends gains to day 7.

Published 29 Jun, 2021 08:19pm

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Colombian peso leads Latam gains as dollar languishes

Colombian peso firms as much as 0.9%.
Brazil's real shrugs off early losses.
Argentina pushes Paris Club group of lenders deadline to 2022.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 07:21pm

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Brazil's real leads gains across Latam currencies

BRL up on economic prospects.
Bolsonaro faces protests as COVID deaths rise more than 500,000.
Latam FX rally as dollar dips after Fed rally.
BlackRock pro-risk; Morgan Stanley turns bearish on EMFX.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 08:21pm

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Brazilian real set for weekly fall; Mexican peso heads for weekly gain

Brazil's real fell 0.6%, on track for a weekly loss of around 0.7%.
Mexico's peso fell 0.2% but optimism after mid-term elections leaves it with gains of about 1.2% for the week - its best week since early May.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:51pm

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Most Latam FX gain; Mexican peso up for 4th straight day

"Copom will (also) probably signal that another 75 basis point hike is on the cards at the subsequent meeting in August."
Rising for a fourth straight session, Mexico's peso was up 0.5%, not far from 2021 highs hit in January.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 08:22pm

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Mexican peso extends gains; Peru's sol plumbs new lows

The currency is up about 0.7% for the year thanks to a rally since Friday which has seen it gain close to 2% so far.
The currency has lost almost 8% since Castillo's surprise win in the first round vote in April.

Updated 08 Jun, 2021 09:04pm

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Latam currencies firm after US jobs data; weekend elections eyed

"The data has helped calm fears that... the Fed could start to taper support sooner," said Fiona Cincotta, senior financial markets analyst at City Index.
This hit the dollar, while US stocks rallied, providing cues for stocks in Latam.

Updated 04 Jun, 2021 08:34pm

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Mexican peso leads decline in Latam ahead of mid-term elections

The dollar climbed ahead of the data, pressuring riskier emerging markets (EM) currencies. MSCI's index of EM currencies slipped slightly from all-time highs.

Published 03 Jun, 2021 08:32pm

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Most Latam currencies rise; Colombian peso at 5-week high

The real was up 0.4% and the Bovespa stock index also extended gains to a sixth straight session and hit an all-time high of 128,620.25.
"That said, the latest surveys suggest that activity in the industrial sector hasn't picked up to the same extent as other parts of the economy."

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 08:13pm

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Robust GDP data takes Brazil's real to 5-month high

The real touched a five-month high. GDP expanded by 1.2% in the first quarter for the third quarter of growth, taking Latin America's largest economy back to its size at the end of 2019 before the pandemic.

Published 01 Jun, 2021 08:42pm

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Chile's peso outperforms; Peru's sol drop over 1pc ahead of elections

The Chilean peso rose 0.4% as a strike by a union of remote operations workers at BHP's Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile disrupted supply.
The Mexican peso rose 0.2%, on course for its third straight month of gains.

Published 31 May, 2021 08:25pm

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Brazil's real rises, Mexican peso hits two-week low

Brazil's real bucked the trend, erasing early losses to rise 0.4%. The currency extended gains to a third straight session with iron ore prices rising. Shares in iron ore miner Vale rose 0.3% and were among top gainers on Sao Paulo's main stocks index.

Published 28 May, 2021 08:41pm

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Latam FX dips, Chile's peso rattled by Chinese metals crackdown

The Chilean peso fell 0.6pc to a near one-month low, tracking a decline in the prices of copper- the country's largest export.

Updated 26 May, 2021 12:43am

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Mexican peso dips on central bank shake-up, Chile lags for the week

Chilean peso set to lose 2.7% this week.
Latam FX down this week.
Argentine stocks near record highs.

Published 21 May, 2021 08:45pm

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Colombian assets hit by junk status

Fitch predicted to downgrade Colombia this year- GS.
Chilean stocks surge on SQM gains.

Published 20 May, 2021 08:20pm

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Latam FX weighed down by inflation concerns

Colombian peso leads losses.
Mexican peso buoyed by rate hike hopes.

Published 19 May, 2021 07:41pm

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Latam FX set for best week this year as real nears four-month high

Brazil's retail sales drops in March, far less than expected.
Mexican inflation jumps to highest since December 2017.
US jobs growth slows in April; Dollar falls.

Published 07 May, 2021 08:21pm

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Latam FX falls against stronger dollar; sol stabilizes after tumble

The dollar rose as investors awaited key US readings this week, which are likely to show an economic recovery gathering steam.
Chile's peso fell 0.3%, while Mexico's peso dipped 0.2%. But both currencies are expected to mark strong gains this year, with Chile benefiting from a spike in copper prices, while Mexico is set to benefit from a bounceback in the US economy.

Published 04 May, 2021 08:01pm

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Brazil's real plunges as unemployment soars, set for best month in 2021

Real jumps 4% in April, best month since November.
Unemployment in Brazil soars to record highs.
Mexican economy grows 0.4% in 1st quarter, beats expectations.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:47pm

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Chilean, Mexican FX lead Latam losses as Treasury yields rise

Credit conditions in Brazil improved in March- C.bank.
Treasury yields hit 2-week high.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 08:11pm

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Brazil's real jumps to two-month high; Fed in focus

Brazil's consumer confidence jumps in April.
Mexico's economy likely slowed during the first quarter – poll.

Published 28 Apr, 2021 09:05pm

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Latam FX subdued on virus woes; Chilean peso tracks higher copper prices

Brazilian consumer inflation jumps first time in four years.
Mexican peso drops most in one month.

Published 27 Apr, 2021 08:54pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.84
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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