The Ibovespa index modestly climbed at March’s onset, echoing trends from Wall Street. It finished the day up 0.12%, at 129,180.37 points, despite a slight weekly dip of 0.18%. The spotlight was on Brazil’s economic data. The nation’s GDP saw no quarter-on-quarter growth in Q4 2023 but rose 2.9% across the year. Revisions showed Q3’s […]
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