Chile · Markets

Key Facts

—IPSA back to square one for 2026. The benchmark closed May 19 near 10,386, down 10.67% from its January 28 peak of 11,627 and roughly flat year-to-date.

—A 56.9% surge preceded the slide. Last year’s rally, the strongest in decades, set the high bar from which the current correction is measured.

—Q1 GDP shrank 0.5%. Output fell 0.5% from a year earlier and 0.3% on the quarter, the worst first-quarter reading since 2009 and below analyst expectations.