Key Facts
Asia slipped overnight as chip nerves and pre-earnings caution left Nasdaq futures a shade lower and S&P 500 futures roughly flat, a timid handoff for Latin America.
Oil is steady after a heavy fall with Brent near US$92.08 a barrel and WTI around US$85.09, leaving energy exporters with a still-elevated oil price after Monday’s Iran-driven pullback.
The dollar is steady near US$1.1668 per euro, while the real (Brazil’s currency) closed the prior session under mild strain versus the dollar.
Chile and Argentina led Monday’s region-wide value move with Santiago’s IPSA up 1.76% and Buenos Aires’ Merval up 2.81%, while Colombia’s COLCAP gained 2.09%.
