The sharp rise in Vale shares, however, limits a larger loss in the index, given the 1.85% appreciation of iron ore in Dalian, China.
Around 10:30 a.m., the index fell by 0.19%, to 157,673 points, close to the day’s minimum of 157,804 points, while the maximum was 158,624 points. Abroad, the future of the S&P 500 is up 0.07% and the Stoxx 600 is up 0.02%. At the time mentioned, Ibovespa’s projected volume was 14.7 billion reais.
Ambev’s common shares fell 3.08% and preferred shares fell 2.33%, among the biggest declines of the day. Among commodities, Petrobras’ ON and PN shares fell 0.21% and 0.16%, respectively, while Vale’s ON shares rose 1.65%.
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