Economy Country February 18, 2025

Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Recovers with Strong Gains

The leading stocks on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange rise 6.4% following the resumption of trading on Wall Street. Notable increases are seen in companies such as Transportadora de Gas del Sur and Grupo Financiero Galicia.


Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Recovers with Strong Gains

The leading stocks on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange are showing a significant recovery today, reversing the previous drop and increasing by 6.4%, reaching 2,397,973.83 units. Among the companies that stand out for their increases are Transportadora de Gas del Sur (+9.6%), Grupo Financiero Galicia (+9.2%), Loma Negra (+9.2%), Edenor (+8.2%), and Telecom (+8.2%).

As operations resume on Wall Street after the holiday, Argentine stocks are mainly up, led by Ternium, which rises by 2.6%, followed by Transportadora de Gas del Sur (+2.4%) and Banco Macro (+2.1%). On the other hand, declines are observed in companies such as Cresud (-2.6%), Loma Negra (-2.4%), and Banco Supervielle (-1.3%).

According to market operators, it is predicted that the scandal related to the $LIBRA token will not have significant long-term repercussions, as a political trial is considered unlikely.

Regarding dollar-denominated bonds, despite having registered initial drops, they mostly show increases now, with a slight decline of the Global 2046 (-0.1%). Increases of up to 0.8% are notable in the Bonar 2029 and Bonar 2041, followed by the Global 2035 and Bonar 2038 (-0.7%).

The country risk increases by 24 units to reach 699 basis points, according to J.P. Morgan's measurement, due to the magnitude of the declines in premarket.