© Reuters. The Sao Paulo stock market soars 3.66%, driven by Petrobras
Sao Paulo, Dec 2 (.) .- The Sao Paulo stock market shot up 3.66% this Thursday and its index, the benchmark for the stock market, rose to 104,466 points, according to preliminary data, driven by Petrobras (NYSE 🙂 and unrelated to the results of the economic activity of the third quarter, disclosed today.
After reaching its lowest level of the year the day before, closing at 100,774 points, the Ibovespa recovered part of the losses today, despite the release of data on gross domestic product (GDP) by the Government, which indicates that the Brazilian economy it fell 0.1% in the third quarter.
In the exchange market, the US dollar depreciated 0.21% against the Brazilian real and ended the day trading at 5,658 reais for buying and selling at the commercial exchange rate.
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