SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chile's blue-chip Ipsa index ended lower Friday, tracking slumping U.S. markets as worries about global economic health returned to the forefront.
The Ipsa closed 0.5% lower at 4737.51 points, while market volume decreased to 137.5 billion Chilean pesos ($294.0 million) from CLP145.8 billion in the prior session.
Trading in financial services group Grupo Security (SECURITY.SN) accounted for 30% of volume after the company sold 181.1 million shares and raised $842 million through a capital increase.
The Ipsa closed 0.5% lower at 4737.51 points, while market volume decreased to 137.5 billion Chilean pesos ($294.0 million) from CLP145.8 billion in the prior session.
Trading in financial services group Grupo Security (SECURITY.SN) accounted for 30% of volume after the company sold 181.1 million shares and raised $842 million through a capital increase.
