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Stocks in Argentina slipped Wednesday, as the S&P MERVAL Index dropped 0.7% to 3233105.22.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 500 billion Argentine pesos ($334.3 million), Import y Export Patagonia was the biggest laggard, declining 2.7%, followed by shares of Naturgy BAN, which declined 1.5%. Shares of Pampa Energia declined 1.3%.
Holcim (Argentina) was the biggest leader during the session, rising 1.0%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.3% to 97.25. The dollar weakened 0.3% against the peso to 1,495.49 pesos.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet