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Stocks in Argentina fell Friday, as the S&P MERVAL Index dropped 1.1% to 3283853.97.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 500 billion Argentine pesos ($334.2 million), Banco Patagonia was the biggest laggard, dropping 2.7%, followed by shares of Pampa Energia, which declined 2.0%. Shares of ECOGAS Inversiones declined 1.4%.

Capex was the biggest leader during the session, gaining 1.1%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 97.57. The dollar strengthened 0.5% against the peso to 1,496.49 pesos.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 24, 2026 16:30 ET (20:30 GMT)

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