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Stocks in Brazil slipped during early trading Friday, as the Bovespa Index dropped 0.7% to 178947.66.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 50 billion Brazilian reais ($9.49 billion), B3 Brasil Bolsa Balcao is the biggest early laggard, falling 1.8%, followed by shares of Banco Santander Brasil, which dropped 1.5%. Shares of Banco BTG Pactual SA Ord declined 1.5%.
Petroleo Brasileiro Ord is the biggest leader this morning, rising 0.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.3% to 96.23. The dollar weakened 0.9% against the real to 5.27 reais.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Brazilian government bond yield declined 4 basis points to 6.328%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2026 09:31 ET (13:31 GMT)
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