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Argentine Stocks Decline 1.6%

Dow Jones03-21 04:30

This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.

Stocks in Argentina fell Friday, as the S&P MERVAL Index dropped 1.6% to 2725326.30.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 500 billion Argentine pesos ($359.4 million), Holcim (Argentina) was the biggest laggard, dropping 3.8%, followed by shares of Aluar Alum Argentino I, which fell 2.0%. Shares of Banco Patagonia declined 2.0%.

Import y Export Patagonia was the biggest leader during the session, jumping 6.4%, and Naturgy BAN jumped 0.5%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.5% to 96.36. The dollar strengthened 0.3% against the peso to 1,391.49 pesos.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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March 20, 2026 16:30 ET (20:30 GMT)

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