Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has agreed to buy the government's 51.4% stake in conglomerate ISA for 14.2 trillion pesos ($3.58 billion), the company said on Wednesday.
The world's largest meat company JBS SA, headquartered in Brazil, reported net income of 4.382 billion reais ($839.22 million) in the second quarter, almost 30% higher than in the same period a year ago, partly driven by its thriving meat business in the United States.
Mexico reported 22,711 more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, pushing the total number of confirmed cases over 3 million.
Shares in Brazil's Banco BTG Pactual SA rose more than 3% on Tuesday as booming activity in the country's capital markets bolstered the lender's investment banking unit and drove a surge in its second-quarter recurring net income.