11. Argentine stocks fell to a five-day low after Salomon Brothers advised investors to reduce the proportion of Argentine shares in their Latin America portfolios. 12. Argentine stocks fell to a five-day low after Salomon Brothers advised investors to reduce the proportion of Argentine shares in their portfolios. 13. Argentine Energy and Mines Minister Alfredo Mirkin said that about six blocks would be auctioned off to companies that have British or Argentine share participation. 14. Argentine shares are especially sensitive to U.S. interest rates because its peso is pegged to the dollar. 15. Argentine shares fell after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan hinted interest rates could rise, causing some investors to sell shares and invest in U.S. bonds. 16. ARGENTINE shares fell for a second day amid concern that a new political coalition could take control of Congress and disrupt government economic policies. 17. Argentine shares fell for the first time this week, led by footwear and apparel producer Alpargatas SA, after the U.S. market slipped on weak earnings reports. 18. Argentine shares fell, led by oil and steel companies, as sliding U.S. shares deterred investors from emerging markets. 19. Argentine shares fell, led by two of the top steelmakers, as investors took their cue from a decline in the U.S. equity market. 20. ARGENTINE shares posted their largest one-day gain this year as concerns waned that neighboring Brazil may devalue its currency. |