Chilean IPSA Slides 1.5% as SQM Rout Deepens on Tianqi Stake Sale

2026-02-06 - 10:05

Chile’s S&P IPSA index fell 1.53% on Thursday to 11,251.62, extending a two-day selloff that has erased roughly 375 points from the benchmark since it traded within striking distance of its all-time high earlier in the week. The continued rout in lithium giant SQM—triggered by Chinese shareholder Tianqi Lithium’s announced plans to divest its stake—dragged