Brazil stocks head up for third session in four

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares in Brazil headed higher Tuesday, with the market's benchmark index poised to post its third gain in four sessions, supported by a rise in U.S. consumer confidence in December to its highest level since April. Brazil's Ibovespa /zigman2/quotes/210597947/delayed BR:BVSP +2.78% added 0.6% to 57,994 after topping 58,000 earlier for the first time since Dec. 13, on an intraday basis. Oil giant Petrobras /zigman2/quotes/200745132/composite PBR +8.96% /zigman2/quotes/201811671/delayed BR:PETR4 +7.43% added 0.3% while aircraft manufacturer Embraer /zigman2/quotes/201576050/delayed BR:EMBR3 +2.73% rallied 2.7%. Elsewhere in Latin America, the Chile IPSA /zigman2/quotes/211756426/delayed CL:SPIPSA +1.30% was little changed, Mexico's IPC /zigman2/quotes/210597945/delayed MX:IPC +0.81% lost 0.3% and Argentina's Merval fell 0.2%.

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BOVESPA Index

BR : Brazil Bovespa

112,764

+3,046 +2.78%

Volume: 0.00

Aug. 12, 2022 5:18p

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Petroleo Brasileiro S/A ADR

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 13.62

+1.12 +8.96%

Volume: 63.31M

Aug. 12, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

2.85

Dividend Yield

45.24%

Market Cap

$85.85 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.40M

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Petroleo Brasileiro S/A Pref

BR : Brazil: Bovespa

R$ 31.71

+2.19 +7.43%

Volume: 171.29M

Aug. 12, 2022 5:11p

P/E Ratio

2.56

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

R$437.22 billion

Rev. per Employee

R$12.48M

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Embraer S.A.

BR : Brazil: Bovespa

R$ 14.69

+0.39 +2.73%

Volume: 6.77M

Aug. 12, 2022 5:07p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

R$10.79 billion

Rev. per Employee

R$1.32M

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S&P IPSA (Chile)

CL : Chile: Santiago

3,324.62

+42.52 +1.30%

Volume: 4.30B

Aug. 12, 2022 4:54p

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IPC Indice de Precios Y Cotizaciones

MX : Mexico BMV

48,853.37

+392.82 +0.81%

Volume: 119.22M

Aug. 12, 2022 3:16p