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Brazilian Stocks Tumble 2.2%

Dow Jones04:31

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Stocks in Brazil fell Friday, as the Bovespa Index dropped 2.2% to 176219.40.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 50 billion Brazilian reais ($9.42 billion), Banco BTG Pactual SA Ord was the biggest laggard, tumbling 7.7%, followed by shares of Embraer, which declined 4.6%. Shares of B3 Brasil Bolsa Balcao fell 4.3%.

Prio Ord was the biggest leader during the session, adding 3.1%, and Rede d'Or Sao Luiz Ord gained 0.2%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.5% to 96.36. The dollar weakened 1.7% against the real to 5.31 reais.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Brazilian government bond yield rose 3.3 basis points to 6.401%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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March 20, 2026 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)

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