©Reuters. Sao Pulo Stock Exchange rises 0.83% driven by Petrobras
Sao Paulo, Oct 5 (.).- The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange advanced 0.83% this Wednesday and the index, the floor’s reference, stood at 117,197 points, driven by Petrobras (NYSE:) and the mining giant Vale , two of its greatest values.
On the day, investors moved away from the pessimism of the foreign market and accompanied the prices of the one that reached the highest international prices in recent weeks.
The volume traded on the Sao Paulo stock exchange exceeded 28,448 million reais (about 5,500 million dollars), in 3,942,958 financial operations, according to the results at the end of the session.
In the foreign exchange market, the US dollar appreciated by 0.36% and ended up trading at 5.185 reais for purchase and 5.186 reais for sale, at the Brazilian commercial exchange rate.
The international prices of crude oil placed Petrobras papers among those with the highest gains this Tuesday and were also among the most traded, which were led by the mining company Vale (+1.54%).
The profits of the day were led by the preferential ones of the state oil company with a rise of 3.76%, while the ordinary ones advanced 3.54%.
The ordinary shares of the Brazilian company Petroleum also stood out in the group, which appreciated by 3.49%.
On the opposite side were the ordinary titles of the company Dexco, the largest producer of wood panels, tiles and sanitary metals in South America, which depreciated 3.83%, followed by those of the beauty products company Natura (- 1.91%).