Argentina: MERVAL stock market index 2020-2024
The Buenos Aires' stock exchange index, known as MERVAL, saw a sharp decrease since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. On March 18, 2020 the MERVAL stock market index reached its lowest value in the year, at around 22,087 Argentine pesos. Argentina was the first country to report a confirmed death due to COVID-19 in Latin America. 2023 onwards, the index surged significantly, reaching nearly 1.2 million Argentine pesos on April 15, 2024.