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Stocks in Brazil fell during early trading Thursday, as the Bovespa Index declined 1.7% to 176646.68.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 50 billion Brazilian reais ($9.45 billion), B3 Brasil Bolsa Balcao is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.6%, followed by shares of Vale S.A. Ord, which fell 3.1%. Shares of AXIA Energia Ord dropped 3.1%.
Prio Ord is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 2.8%, and Petroleo Brasileiro Ord added 1.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.2% to 96.59. The dollar weakened 0.4% against the real to 5.29 reais.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Brazilian government bond yield increased 38.5 basis points to 6.638%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 09:31 ET (13:31 GMT)
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