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Commodity-linked Latam FX gains, Brazil's real lags

Mexican peso leads gains.
Brazil's real falls as economic outlook worsens.

Published 19 Apr, 2021 07:42pm

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Latam FX firm; Mexico's Televisa rockets on Univision merger plans

Televisa soars over 30%, set for best day ever.
Mexican shares jump over 1%, peso hits two-month high.
Brazil Senate launches probe into handling of COVID-19 outbreak.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 08:19pm

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Latam FX firm, Ecuador bonds rally after surprise election result

Ecuador July 2035 bonds rise 13 points to 61 – trader.
Guillermo Lasso wins presidential runoff.
Peruvian sol slumps 2%.
Far-left Peruvian presidential candidate set to win first-round.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 08:26pm

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Latam FX dips; Peruvian sol set for best week in 20 yrs ahead of polls

Sol set to add nearly 4% this week.
Brazil's real leads losses for the day.
Stocks fall in early trade, but on track for weekly gains.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 08:41pm

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Latam FX boosted by dovish Fed, stocks muted

Petrobras tumbles on fears of government interference.
Copper-exposed currencies strengthen.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 09:01pm

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Latam FX rises as dollar pressure eases, Argentine peso falls

The real also benefited from increasing inflation trends, which have spurred monetary policy tightening measures by Brazil's central bank.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 12:08am

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Mexican peso at 2-week high, real slides on pandemic woes

Mexican peso trades at 2-week high.
Brazil detects new virus variant.
Most Latam stock markets closed on Thurs.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 09:11pm

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Latam FX surge as ebbing inflation fears boost risk appetite

Risk appetite got a boost after tepid underlying consumer prices data from the United States on Wednesday eased concerns about a likely surge in inflation from large stimulus packages, which had hammered markets in recent days.
Brazil's central bank said it would sell up to $1 billion in currency swaps on Thursday, extending its recent intervention in the foreign exchange market to support the depreciating currency.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 10:04pm

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Brazil's real extends slide on political worries; Mexican peso up over 1pc

The fear is that, with Lula's specter hanging over his re-election, Bolsonaro could act even more erratically and take populist actions that compromise Brazil's fragile fiscal situation.
With US Treasury yields stabilizing and Wall Street's stock indexes opening higher, Sao Paulo's Bovespa stock index rose 0.2%, after sinking 4% on Monday.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 09:33pm

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Latam FX struggle against buoyant dollar; Surging oil lifts Colombian peso

MSCI Latam FX index on track for worst day in five months.
Oil prices lift Colombian peso.
Colombia's new deficit forecast raises downgrade prospect –CS.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 09:36pm

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Latam currencies rise as bonds stabilize, commodity prices rise

Brazil's real rose 0.5% against a stronger dollar. A survey on Monday showed the pace of expansion in the country's manufacturing sector picked up again in February after three months of deceleration.
MXN bonds were the most sensitive during the 2013 & 2016 yields spikes and will likely be hit relatively more as US yields rise.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 08:29pm

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Mexico's peso hits over 3-week low; Vale lifts Bovespa after results

UBS does not expect rise in yields to derail equity rally.
Vale jumps as much as 2%; Co upbeat on outlook for core earnings.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 08:49pm

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Mexican peso drops 1pc as rally in dollar, US bond yields weigh

The peso weakened 1%, with markets also keeping an eye on manufacturing hit by a deep freeze in Texas.
The dimension of the effects at the national level can be significant for the industry, as it comes at a time when the (Mexican) economy is just starting to recover.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 07:47pm

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Latam FX gains on dovish US outlook; Mexican central bank awaited

Colombian peso outpaces regional peers.
Brazil's real lags on weak data.
Mexican c.bank expected to cut rates.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 09:09pm

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Brazil's real leads Latam FX losses on fiscal concerns

Brazilian govt confirms stimulus plans.
Mexican inflation rises more than expected.
Latam stocks lag EM peers.

Updated 09 Feb, 2021 11:32pm

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Mexican peso leads Latam losses on power reform hiccup

Latam currencies fall on dollar buying.
Colombian peso hit by weak c.bank outlook.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 09:14pm

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Latam assets sink; Mexico in focus after president tests positive for COVID-19

Mexican peso falls as much as 0.4%.
Brazil holiday keeps trading volumes low.
Latam stocks lag EM peers.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:20pm

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Latam FX falls as dollar rises, Brazil real lags peers for the week

Brazilian real set for weekly losses of 2%.
Dollar gains for the first time in four days.
Chilean peso outperforms Latam peers for the week.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 08:33pm

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Latam currencies rise ahead of Yellen speech

Brazilian real outperforms Latam peers.
Investors await Yellen speech at 10 a.m. ET.
Mexican economy likely shrank 5.4% y/y in Dec.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 10:03pm

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Latam currencies edge higher with focus on US stimulus plan

Brazil's real leads gains among Latam FX.
Mexican peso eyes first weekly gain this year.
Goldman Sachs ups MSCI EM equity index target.
Brazil to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 21 –senator.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:26pm

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Latam FX subdued as dollar strengthens; Chilean peso tumbles

Chilean peso falls for third straight day.
Brazilian real steadies after previous session's surge.
Petrobras CEO denies claims of 'predatory' fuel pricing policy.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 08:40pm

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Latam risk assets gain on vaccine-led recovery bets

Brazil stocks hit record intraday high; overall debt falls.
UK approves COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.
COVID-19 cases surge across Latin America.

Updated 30 Dec, 2020 08:32pm

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Latin American currencies hit by new coronavirus strain caution

Investors rush towards dollar safety.
Mexican peso slumps to near 1-month low.
Chilean peso tracks copper declines.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 09:05pm

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Brazil's real falls from near 6-month high ahead of rate decision

Real drops from six-month high.
Chile's c.bank forecasts sharper GDP contraction in 2020LatAm stocks drop, tracking a slide on Wall Street

Published 10 Dec, 2020 02:34am

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Brazil's real leads Latam FX gains; stocks rally

Real adds 0.9%.
Mexican, Colombian pesos gain on higher oil prices.
Mexican economy to benefit from US reopening- Analyst.

Published 25 Nov, 2020 02:30am

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Latam FX, stocks lose steam after rally but set for weekly gains

Latam stocks set for best week in five months.
Brazilian real outperforms Latam peers for the week.
Oil-linked currencies make hefty gains during the week.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 07:15pm

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Latam FX fails to shake off virus, election worries

Brazil's real fell 0.4%, a day after the country's central bank kept its key interest rate at a record-low 2.00%.
The tone of the accompanying statement was a bit less dovish than the previous one.

Published 29 Oct, 2020 08:28pm

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Latam FX bounce after soft start to the week, Brazil real pressured

The real fell 0.5%, pushing the MSCI's index for Latin American currencies 0.1% lower.
Latin American currencies started the week on the back foot on Monday but Chile's peso rose 0.6%, extending its winning streak to an eighth day.

Published 27 Oct, 2020 08:43pm

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Latam FX up on vaccine optimism, Chile's peso breaks 4-day losing streak

Chilean peso up after central bank leaves rates unchanged.
Argentina central bank lowers Leliq rate to 36%.
Mexican peso outperforms Latam peers for the week.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 12:03am

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Latam currencies fall, Mexican peso snaps four-day winning streak

Mexican peso falls for first time in five sessions.
Brazil real reverses early gains to turn lower.
Trump calls off coronavirus relief talks, hurts risky assets.

Published 07 Oct, 2020 01:39am

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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