Brazil stocks draw record $2B inflow on election surprise

Bloomberg · 5 hours ago
Brazil stocks draw record $2B inflow on election surprise
  • Foreign investors poured a record net 10.06 billion reais ($2.01 billion) into Brazilian stocks listed in Sao Paulo on Oct. 5, the highest single-day inflow on record.
  • The inflow came amid increased hopes that opposition presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro would address Brazil’s mounting fiscal problems and pave the way for interest-rate cuts if elected.
  • Brazilian exchange B3 SA released the flow data on Wednesday.

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“Foreign investors poured a record net 10.06 billion reais ($2.01 billion) into Brazilian stocks listed in Sao Paulo on Oct. 5, the highest single-day inflow on record”— Bloomberg
“amid increased hopes that opposition presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro would address the country’s mounting fiscal problems and pave the way for interest-rate cuts if he is elected”— Bloomberg

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