The Ibovespa, Brazil’s main stock market index, ended Tuesday’s trading session down by 0.74% at 131,446 points. Falling stocks of major companies like Vale and Petrobras drove this decrease. Concurrently, the U.S. dollar rose by 0.70%, reaching R$ 4.90. Vale’s shares dropped by 1.35%, and Petrobras’ preferred shares declined by 0.96%. Vale’s fall is linked […]
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