Tag: Ibovespa stock index

• Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 23:59 UTC

  Brazilian market suffers the impact of iron-ore producer Vale record loss in fourth quarter

  

  Brazil’s Bovespa-index futures declined with the equity gauge poised for its biggest monthly drop since May, after iron-ore producer Vale SA posted a record loss in the fourth quarter.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 05:57 UTC

  Brazil farmland prices quadrupled over the past decade outpacing inflation

  

  Prices for farmland in Brazil surged by an average 14% a year to nearly quadruple over the past decade, well outpacing inflation and nearly matching gains made by São Paulo's blue-chip Ibovespa stock index, a new study shows.

• Monday, January 2nd 2012 - 06:41 UTC

  Brazil’s Bovespa index declined 18.1% in 2011 closing at 56.754 points

  

  In spite of a slight gain in the last trading day of 2011 the Brazilian stocks benchmark index experienced an 18.1% decline in the twelve months on concerns that Europe's debt troubles could lead to another global recession.