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Merval (MERVAL) index history
Every BYMA trading session of Merval from Oct 8, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026: 7,334 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 16, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
MERVAL adjusted close, 1996 to 2026
- ARS 3,379,772
- All time high, 2026
- ARS 3,395,937
- 52 week high, ARS 1,735,975 low
- 7,334
- Daily sessions since 1996
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1996 to 2026 series and minute bars.
MERVAL key facts
- Merval (MERVAL) closed at ARS 2,798,925 on Sep 28, 2026 on BYMA.
- MERVAL's all time high close is ARS 3,379,772, set on Jul 22, 2026; its all time low close is ARS 201.00 on Nov 29, 2001.
- MERVAL's 52 week range is ARS 1,735,975 to ARS 3,395,937.
- MERVAL returned +56.3% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +3,592% over five years.
- Over ten years MERVAL returned +16,605%, +66.8% a year compounded.
- MERVAL's deepest drawdown was -76.8% from Aug 20, 1997 to Nov 29, 2001.
- DataCedar holds 7,334 daily sessions of MERVAL history from Oct 8, 1996 and minute bars from Sep 16, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
MERVAL price chart, 1996 to 2026
MERVAL returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -6.1% |
| 3 months | -10.4% |
| 6 months | +0.2% |
| Year to date | -8.3% |
| 1 year | +56.3% |
| 3 years | +381.4% |
| 5 years | +3,592% |
| 10 years | +16,605% |
| Since Oct 8, 1996 | +474,294% |
| Compound annual growth, 30.0 years | +32.6% |
MERVAL records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- ARS 3,379,772 on Jul 22, 2026
- All time low close
- ARS 201.00 on Nov 29, 2001
- 52 week high
- ARS 3,395,937 on Jul 22, 2026
- 52 week low
- ARS 1,735,975 on Sep 30, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -76.8% from Aug 20, 1997 to Nov 29, 2001, recovered Oct 15, 2003
- Best single session
- +22.8% on Nov 21, 2023
- Worst single session
- -37.9% on Aug 12, 2019
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 38.5%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 48%
- Growth of 1 since 1996
- 4,744×
- Best calendar year
- 2023, +360%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -50%
MERVAL price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1996 starts on Oct 8, 1996; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARS 3,051,617 | ARS 3,395,937 | ARS 2,516,582 | ARS 2,798,925 | -8.3% | 0 | 182 |
| 2025 | ARS 2,533,635 | ARS 3,195,428 | ARS 1,635,451 | ARS 3,051,617 | +20.4% | 0 | 243 |
| 2024 | ARS 929,704 | ARS 2,680,484 | ARS 915,347 | ARS 2,533,635 | +172.5% | 0 | 246 |
| 2023 | ARS 202,085 | ARS 1,084,545 | ARS 197,183 | ARS 929,704 | +360.1% | 0 | 242 |
| 2022 | ARS 83,500 | ARS 205,953 | ARS 80,403 | ARS 202,085 | +142.0% | 0 | 244 |
| 2021 | ARS 51,227 | ARS 97,024 | ARS 46,012 | ARS 83,500 | +63.0% | 0 | 244 |
| 2020 | ARS 41,671 | ARS 56,114 | ARS 21,739 | ARS 51,227 | +22.9% | 0 | 241 |
| 2019 | ARS 30,293 | ARS 44,471 | ARS 22,484 | ARS 41,671 | +37.6% | 0 | 244 |
| 2018 | ARS 30,066 | ARS 35,462 | ARS 24,618 | ARS 30,293 | +1.1% | 0 | 242 |
| 2017 | ARS 16,922 | ARS 30,278 | ARS 16,922 | ARS 29,975 | +77.2% | 0 | 243 |
| 2016 | ARS 11,689 | ARS 18,432 | ARS 9,200 | ARS 16,918 | +44.9% | 0 | 246 |
| 2015 | ARS 8,578 | ARS 14,299 | ARS 7,976 | ARS 11,675 | +36.1% | 0 | 241 |
| 2014 | ARS 5,390 | ARS 12,599 | ARS 5,245 | ARS 8,579 | +59.1% | 0 | 241 |
| 2013 | ARS 2,867 | ARS 5,825 | ARS 2,867 | ARS 5,391 | +88.9% | 0 | 241 |
| 2012 | ARS 2,483 | ARS 2,977 | ARS 2,118 | ARS 2,854 | +15.9% | 0 | 241 |
| 2011 | ARS 3,524 | ARS 3,701 | ARS 2,212 | ARS 2,463 | -30.1% | 17.4K | 243 |
| 2010 | ARS 2,330 | ARS 3,539 | ARS 2,060 | ARS 3,524 | +51.8% | 0 | 242 |
| 2009 | ARS 1,084 | ARS 2,343 | ARS 914.00 | ARS 2,321 | +114.9% | 0 | 244 |
| 2008 | ARS 2,162 | ARS 2,257 | ARS 819.00 | ARS 1,080 | -49.8% | 0 | 249 |
| 2007 | ARS 2,088 | ARS 2,355 | ARS 1,752 | ARS 2,152 | +2.9% | 0 | 247 |
| 2006 | ARS 1,545 | ARS 2,097 | ARS 1,487 | ARS 2,091 | +35.5% | 0 | 246 |
| 2005 | ARS 1,376 | ARS 1,738 | ARS 1,266 | ARS 1,543 | +12.2% | 0 | 252 |
| 2004 | ARS 1,073 | ARS 1,408 | ARS 828.00 | ARS 1,375 | +28.3% | 0 | 252 |
| 2003 | ARS 525.00 | ARS 1,087 | ARS 518.00 | ARS 1,072 | +104.2% | 0 | 249 |
| 2002 | ARS 307.00 | ARS 532.00 | ARS 266.00 | ARS 525.00 | +78.0% | 0 | 234 |
| 2001 | ARS 419.00 | ARS 540.00 | ARS 193.00 | ARS 295.00 | -29.3% | 0 | 242 |
| 2000 | ARS 550.00 | ARS 649.00 | ARS 396.00 | ARS 417.00 | -24.3% | 0 | 249 |
| 1999 | ARS 430.00 | ARS 608.00 | ARS 333.00 | ARS 551.00 | +28.1% | 0 | 251 |
| 1998 | ARS 688.00 | ARS 721.00 | ARS 300.00 | ARS 430.00 | -37.5% | 0 | 245 |
| 1997 | ARS 640.00 | ARS 870.00 | ARS 557.00 | ARS 688.00 | +6.0% | 0 | 249 |
| 1996 | ARS 579.00 | ARS 658.00 | ARS 548.00 | ARS 649.00 | n/a | 0 | 59 |
MERVAL monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ARS 2,798,925 | -7.7% |
| August 2026 | ARS 3,033,848 | -7.8% |
| July 2026 | ARS 3,291,323 | +3.9% |
| June 2026 | ARS 3,168,608 | +0.1% |
| May 2026 | ARS 3,166,407 | +11.8% |
| April 2026 | ARS 2,832,851 | -5.5% |
| March 2026 | ARS 2,997,780 | +13.5% |
| February 2026 | ARS 2,642,106 | -17.4% |
| January 2026 | ARS 3,199,554 | +4.8% |
| December 2025 | ARS 3,051,617 | +0.8% |
| November 2025 | ARS 3,026,470 | +0.8% |
| October 2025 | ARS 3,002,607 | +69.3% |
About the MERVAL data
Daily bars. 7,334 sessions from Oct 8, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per BYMA trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Sep 16, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 25, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are BYMA trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in ARS. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Oct 8, 1996, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/MERVAL/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on BYMA
Common questions
MERVAL share price history
