Merval drops, bonds close mixed

The Merval panel of leading stocks index edged down 1.3 percent to 3,401.55 points.

The peso-denominated Discount bond dropped 1.7 percent; the Pro13, 0.7 percent; while the Boden 2015 gained 0.3 percent and the Bonar 2017, 0.5 percent.

Meanwhile, Argentina's country-risk increased 3.4 percent to 525 basis points in the JP Morgan EMBI index.