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Argentina’s market returned from a holiday with a sharp step back, its steepest fall of an otherwise powerful run.

After leaping to a record and holding it, the index was stretched, and investors used the reopening to take profits.

The drop was large but the context matters: the market remains far above its long-term trend, and the reform story behind the rally has not changed.