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Buenos Aires Stock Exchange closes down 0.45%
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Buenos Aires Stock Exchange closes down 0.45%

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The S&P Merval stock index in Buenos Aires closed down 0.45% on August 7, 2026, reaching 3,086,784.54 units.
  • The general S&P BYMA index also fell 0.49% to 131,060,483.55 points.
  • Key leaders saw mixed performance, with Loma Negra and Banco Macro declining, while Ternium and Cresud gained; Argentine sovereign bonds showed mixed trends, and the country risk index rose.

The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange experienced a slight downturn on Friday, August 7, 2026, with its leading companies index, the S&P Merval, closing down 0.45% at 3,086,784.54 units. The broader S&P BYMA index mirrored this trend, retreating by 0.49% to settle at 131,060,483.55 points.

Among the top-tier stocks, Loma Negra saw the most significant drop, falling 2.8%, followed by Banco Macro, which declined 2.6%. Conversely, Ternium posted the largest gain, rising 5.2%, and Cresud also saw an increase of 1.8%. This divergence highlights varied investor sentiment across different sectors.

In the bond market, Argentine sovereign debt in dollars exhibited mixed performance. The country's risk index, a measure of its creditworthiness, increased to 451 basis points. Meanwhile, the foreign exchange market saw the US dollar hold steady at 1,520 pesos for public sales at the state-run Banco Nación, while the wholesale rate dipped to 1,498.5 pesos per unit.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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