In December 2023, B3, the operator of Brazil’s Stock Exchange, faced a downturn in both trading activity and investor count. The daily trade volume fell sharply by 13.6% compared to the previous year, also showing a 7.9% drop from November 2023. The number of individual investors also decreased by 1.1%, in December. However, there was […]
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