MERVAL

The MSCI Merval, known as the S&P Merval until October 2026, is the main stock market index of Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA). It tracks the largest and most liquid stocks within the MSCI BYMA Argentina General index.

From 2018 until 16 October 2026 the index was calculated and administered under an agreement between S&P Dow Jones Indices and Byma, which gave it its former name. MSCI took over on 19 October 2026 and the index was renamed. The peso-denominated price return version is published under the ticker MMSCI. The relaunched index started with 19 constituents and a base value of 100,000 points.

As of 30 July 2021, the constituent companies of the index included Aluar (aluminium smelter), BBVA Argentina (financial services), Banco Macro (financial services), Sociedad Comercial del Plata (holding), Edenor (electricity), Grupo Financiero Galicia (financial services), Pampa Energía (energy), Ternium (steel), Telecom Argentina (telecommunications), and YPF (oil and gas). In the October 2026 relaunch, the agricultural company Cresud joined the index, while Telecom Argentina and Sociedad Comercial del Plata were removed.

Historical values

The following is a table showing the annual maximum, minimum and annual closing values of MERVAL between 1989 and 2022. During that period, the index hit its minimum value in 2001, some time before the explosion of the economic crisis, but recovered in an accelerated fashion after that.

The index experienced its biggest one-day intraday loss in history on 12 August 2019, when the index plummeted 16,824.29 points or 37.93% following the Argentine peso devaluation and the defeat of Mauricio Macri in the primary elections.

On 7 July 2022, the index closed above 100,000 points for the first time. This is due to the Argentine economy experiencing chronic inflation, which causes the peso to lose substantial purchasing power in a short period of time. As a result, despite the high valuations Argentine stocks actually lost value in hard currency terms such as U.S. dollars over the long run.

As inflationary pressure has continued in Argentina, with the annual inflation rate exceeding 100% for the first time in more than three decades, the S&P MERVAL index went up by 360% in 2023.

References

External links

• Bloomberg page for MAR
• Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires
• Bolsar Archived 20 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• Historical chart^{[permanent dead link]}