18 January 2010

CHILE: Stock Market Hits New High After Conservative Pinera's Presidential Win.


NYTIMES/
Conservative billionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera won by about 4% over Eduardo Frei in the presidential run-off election, sending the stock market there higher, including LAN Airlines which are part of Pinera's  holdings.  Popular outgoing leftist president Michelle Bachelet was unable to transfer her 75% approval rating to Frei, whom voters saw as a retread.