Buenos Aires stocks slightly lower

Buenos Aires stocks closed slightly lower, with the Merval benchmark stock index moving down by 0.7 percent, to 2,750.33 points.

Argentina's country-risk fell by 1.65% to 836 basis points in the JP Morgan EMBI index.

The American currency traded for AR$4.20/AR$4.24, remaining unchanged compared to the previous closing price in the main banks and bureau de change in Buenos Aires downtown.