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Thursday, 14 January, stock markets in Latin America have demonstrated mixed dynamics with a predominance of positive component, while the Brazilian Bovespa index fell to a maximum of 21 December last year, the value on the background of disappointing data on retail sales in the United States.
For example, retail sales in the United States declined in December at 0.3%, while the expected rate increase by 0,5%. Against the background of such news could not keep from falling, and the Mexican market - the depreciation of the Mexican peso against the dollar affected the actions of national exporters.
As a result of trading a key index of Brazil Bovespa has decreased on 0,83% to level at 69 801.42 points, the Mexican Bolsa has lowered from its asset 0,32%, and Chilean Ipsa stronger on 0,6%.
In addition to the unfavorable statistics of retail sales in the United States, news from the Brazilian retailers also contributed to the fall in the index Bovespa.
Largest retailer in Brazil, Lojas Americanas retreated 1.7% after the sale on the domestic market increased by less than forecast in November, the value. The company”s shares ALL America Latina Logistica fell 5.2% due to withdrawal of the provisional accounts, under which profits EBITDA declined in the fourth quarter to 125.4 million reais ($ 71.2 million) compared with 250.2 million a year earlier. Nevertheless, the statements in the leading Brazilian food retailer Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar quite limited derogation Brazilian Bovespa. Thus, the paper company”s Pao de Acucar became heavier at 2.1% after it said that net sales for the three months ending in December rose 45% to 7.44 billion reais.
Yesterday it became known that a leading Latin American mobile operator America Movil plans to put up a proposal for the purchase of Telmex and Telmex Internacional for $ 21 billion has been reported that billionaire Carlos Slim, has control of the three companies intend to combine them to create the largest in Latin America provider of fixed and wireless telephony and Internet services. As a result, the paper went to America Movil at minus 5.16%, but rates Telmex Internacional, by contrast, rose to 2.89%. Stocks Telmex, in turn, retreated slightly, closing in the red at 0.09%.
During the session, the Brazilian real fell by 0,2%, and the Mexican peso weakened to 0.41% against the U.S. dollar.
Values of the basic indexes on closing are resulted in the table:
| Index | Country | Closing | Change (items) | Change (%) | value at beginning of year (the last closing in 2009) | Change YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerVal | Argentina | 2,381.04 | 42.97 | 1.84% | 2320.73 | 2.60% |
| Bovespa | Brazil | 69,801.42 | -584.05 | -0.83% | 68588.41 | 1.77% |
| IBC | Venezuela | 59,607.40 | 300.37 | 0.51% | 55075.68 | 8.23% |
| IGBC | Colombia | 11,709.91 | 70.7 | 0.61% | 11602.14 | 0.93% |
| Bolsa | Mexico | 32,729.58 | -106.5 | -0.32% | 32120.47 | 1.90% |
| IGBVL | Peru | 15,244.26 | -294.87 | -1.90% | 14167.2 | 7.60% |
| IGPA | Chile | 17,450.60 | 116.16 | 0.67% | 16630.91 | 4.93% |
| IPSA | Chile | 3,782.53 | 22.52 | 0.60% | 3581.42 | 5.62% |
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