© Reuters. The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange remains in the red with a decrease of 0.27%
Sao Paulo, Jan 23 (.).- The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange remained in the red this Monday and its reference index, the , registered a decrease of 0.27%, to stand at 111,737 points, according to consolidated data of the closure.
The Ibovespa operated lower with the loss of value during the day of shares linked to the banking sector, which prevented the push given by the leading titles of oil and mining companies.
Thus, the preferential papers of the state oil company Petrobras (NYSE:) (+3.48%), ended the day as the most traded, followed by the ordinary papers of the mining company Vale (+0.43%), one of the largest world producers and exporters of iron.
The largest Latin American stock market by traded volume concluded the session with almost 3.8 million transactions and deals for 23,684 million reais (about 4,558 million dollars).
In the foreign exchange market, the dollar reversed its trajectory and depreciated 0.21% on the first day of the week against the real, to end the trading day at 5,195 reais for purchase and 5,196 for sale at the rate of trade change.
