The following companies had unusual price changes in Argentine trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of the close of trading in Buenos Aires.
The Merval (MERVAL) Index rose 1.4 percent to 2,687.97.
Cia de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener SA (TRAN AF) fell 0.9 percent to 1.06 pesos. The operator of Argentina’s national power grid reported a net loss of 68.3 million pesos ($15.7 million) in 2011, compared with income of 23.2 million pesos in 2010, in a statement posted on the Buenos Aires stock exchange.
YPF SA (YPFD) , Argentina’s largest oil company, rose 1.1 percent to 134.50 pesos. YPF appealed an order by Argentina’s securities regulator that deemed its Feb. 23 board meeting “irregular” and “ineffective,” according to a regulatory filing today. The order, which YPF appealed in court on March 5, means the company would have to vote on the decisions from its meeting again.
Source: Bloomberg