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The Ibovespa theoretical portfolio is formed by stocks that, in the last 12 months, represent 80% of the amount negotiated in the spot market, are present in at least 80% of the trades, and have an individual participation over 0.1% on the total amount negotiated.
The Ibovespa methodology and tradition enabled it to be chosen as the object of the index future contract in the BMandF.
The Ibovespa future contract is an excellent tool to be used on hedge operations as far as it reflects, as close as possible, the expectations of the Brazilian stock market.
www.gwu.edu /~ibi/minerva/Fall1996/Emilio.Carlos.Dantas.Costa.html   (5467 words)

  
 Unibanco - Investor Relations
In May 2005, Unibanco's Units were included in the Bovespa Index (Ibovespa) - the main indicator of the Brazilian stock market's average performance - with 0.984% weight in the index new portfolio, which is effective from May to August 2005.
Ibovespa's relevance comes from two facts: it reflects the variation of Bovespa's most traded stocks and is methodologically consistent over the years, having maintained the integrity of its historical series without any methodological change since its inception in 1968.
The entering of Unibanco Units in the Ibovespa resulted from a series of initiatives whose purpose was to foster the liquidity of Units in Brazil.
ri.unibanco.com.br /ing/aco/ind/index.asp   (460 words)

  
 BRAZIL COMPANY - Web Edition - BOVESPA’s Indexes
The Bovespa Index (Ibovespa) is the oldest and most traditional indicator of the average stock price behavior in Brazil.
This can even be confirmed by the fact that the Ibovespa is the sole indicator of the performance of Brazilian stocks to be traded on a liquid futures market, which is one of the largest markets of index contracts in the world.
The Brazil Index (IBrX), introduced at the beginning of 1997, is a price index which measures the performance of a notional portfolio composed of the most actively traded 100 stocks in terms of number of trades and financial value, weighted according to their number of outstanding shares.
www.brazilcompany.com /html/bv-index.html   (417 words)

  
 Empirical analysis of the emerging Brazilian stock market: scaling and volatility
We consider the Bovespa economic index (Ibovespa) from January 1994 to the present.
In order to obtain price dynamics information we find the probability density function (pdf) of the Ibovespa price changes and by means of the so-called probability of return we find a useful power-law scaling behavior depending on the time interval.
In another words we study the temporal evolution of the volatility of the Ibovespa.
ideas.repec.org /p/sce/scecf1/174.html   (312 words)

  
 Latin American Currencies, Stocks Tumble
Chile's currency also fell, closing at 533.10 per dollar, its lowest since March 23, in part due to predictions of lower production of its principal export, copper, but also because its economy is effected by investors turning to safer securities in the United States, where inflation fears have markets expecting further interest rate increases.
The capital flight was apparent on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, where the benchmark Ibovespa index closed 0.88 percent lower at 35,792 points, down from 36,110 Tuesday.
The Ibovespa reached briefly into positive territory during the morning when it hit 36,341, before dropping more than 3 percent to an intraday low of 34,911.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052401868_pf.html   (299 words)

  
 FT.com / Your money / Global investing - Beyond Borders: Brazil’s rush to go public   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The main market index, the Ibovespa, has risen by about 10 per cent since then; Porto Seguro is up 40 per cent and Dasa, 50 per cent.
Shares in Grendene, a footwear manufacturer, have fallen by 30 per cent since their launch in late October compared with a 16 per cent gain for the Ibovespa.
The Ibovespa gained 16.9 per cent in dollar terms in February but lost 9.3 per cent in the first 22 days of March.
www.ft.com /cms/s/151cc536-9eea-11d9-82f0-00000e2511c8,s01=2.html   (1078 words)

  
 Mexican, Brazilian stocks gain - Boston.com
BBVA Bancomer said it expects the peso will trade between 11.35 and 11.55 to the dollar in the near term, but could strengthen to 11.20 following the July 2 presidential elections.
In Brazil, the benchmark Ibovespa index was gaining 2.43 percent to 34,449 points.
The Ibovespa had opened Wednesday down 1.2 percent at 33,242 points.
www.boston.com /business/markets/articles/2006/06/21/mexican_brazilian_stocks_gain   (326 words)

  
 BrazilCouncil: Welcome
Market watchers said that profit taking was natural at this point, but noted that the Ibovespa tends to turn upward and rise further if money keeps pouring in, especially from foreign investors.
Traders said Brazilian markets should be little affected by allegations this weekend from a former leader of the governing Workers' Party (PT) that Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was aware of campaign finance and vote-buying irregularities that came to surface a year ago.
Other Ibovespa decliners this morning were pulp and paper company VCP (down 2.46% to R$ 35.66), Minas Gerais power utility Cemig (down 2.31% to R$ 103.40) and aircraft manufacturer Embraer (down 1.48% to R$ 19.34).
www.brazilcouncil.org /displayFeedContent.asp?newsitemid=20032   (419 words)

  
 SSRN-Forecasting IBOVESPA Index with Fuzzy Logic by Cesar Souto-Maior, Fernando Murcia, Jose Alonso Borba, Newton ...
To establish the rules of the model it was used an estimation period based on 1,000 daily data sets, corresponding to the period of January 8, 1997 to January 22, 2001.
The test period was from January 23, 2001 to February 2, 2005.
Despite the estimated model produces an inexact answer, with a probabilistic output, it was possible to implement an investment strategy, using the IBOVESPA index as a proxy for an investment fund, which outperformed a buy-and-hold strategy.
papers.ssrn.com /Sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=886500   (365 words)

  
 Petrobras - Investor Relations
On the Bovespa, Petrobras’ shares are components of the Bovespa (Ibovespa), Brasil (IBrX) and Brasil 50 (IBrX50) indexes.
At Ibovespa, Petrobras' preferred stock (PETR4) has a 7.926% participation (2nd position), while its ordinary stock (PETR3) participation is 2.052% (15th position among the listed stock).
For example, the correlation between the shares of Petrobras and the Ibovespa represents how much the variation in the shares of Petrobras is explained by the variation of the Bovespa Index.
www2.petrobras.com.br /ri/ing/PerguntasRespostas/MercadoCapitais.asp   (7215 words)

  
 CVM - INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
is the closing level of the Ibovespa on the previous day.
The Ibovespa is currently highly concentrated on a few stocks.
Although this would in principle reduce the nonsynchronous trading problem in the 1997 sample, the risk remains of spurious lagged correlations being detected.
www.cvm.gov.br /ingl/public/publ/artigo1Ingl/klrep03.asp   (321 words)

  
 CVM - The Asian Crisis and its Impact on the Brazilian Markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As shown in Graph 1, the next seventy days were a period of very high volatility, during which Ibovespa had many up and downturns around the average of roughly 12,000 points.
The crash on October 23rd caught most players in the domestic financial institutions off-guard, after some three weeks in which the market gained upward momentum, as fundamental prospects for the Brazilian economy seemed to be improving.
Circuit-breakers were activated for the third time since the beginning of the crisis and Ibovespa closed the day with another deep fall.
www.cvm.gov.br /ingl/public/publ/artigo2Ingl/bocarato.asp   (1247 words)

  
 Associated Press Business News: Latin American Markets Down for 3rd Day - MSN Money   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Banamex quoted the peso trading at 11.3255 to the dollar, compared with 11.3480 at the opening and 11.33 at Tuesday's close.
In Brazil, the real currency reversed early gains to trend lower, while the benchmark Ibovespa stocks index extended losses in early trading Wednesday.
The benchmark Ibovespa stock index was off 0.7 percent at 36,275.
news.moneycentral.msn.com /provider/providerarticle.asp?Feed=AP&Date=20060607&ID=5779634   (231 words)

  
 Defencive Investments | HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco Múltiplo
The Fund buys shares of HSBC Ações Institucional, that invests in securities of mid to large-sized companies that are segment leaders and possess excellent earnings growth prospects.
The fund seeks to exceed the São Paulo Stock Exchange IBX Index, which is more broad-based than the IBOVESPA Index.
The Fund uses derivative instruments solely to strengthen the Fund's ability to replicate the capital performance of the Index.
www.hsbc.com.br /english/personal/investments/high_risk_conteudo_table.htm   (290 words)

  
 BOVESPA: Ibovespa fell 2.07% to 25,026 points | newratings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
BOVESPA: Ibovespa fell 2.07% to 25,026 points
Today, the Ibovespa (Bovespa's index) fell 2.07% to 25,026 points.
In the first four working days of the month the index went down 0.76%.
www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_861593.html   (162 words)

  
 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
SAO PAULO -- Brazil's Ibovespa stock index hit a historic intraday high Monday, before retreating back into the red.
The benchmark Ibovespa closed 0.5% lower at 31749.33 points.
Tension in the market lessened after Finance Minister Antonio Palocci last week mounted a spirited defense of his austere economic policies and dispelled rumors of his resignation.
www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=33167320   (836 words)

  
 Latin American currencies, markets continue slide - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
The capital flight was apparent on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, where the benchmark Ibovespa index closed 0.88 per cent lower at 35,792 points, down from 36,110 Tuesday.
The Ibovespa reached briefly into positive territory during the morning when it hit 36,341, before dropping more than 3 per cent to an intraday low of 34,911.
The benchmark Merval stock index in Argentina dropped 2.37 per cent again Wednesday to close at 1,578.79, continuing the slide attributed to emerging market worries, and Argentine bonds also fell sharply in another day of jittery trading.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/Business/html/20060524T220000-0500_105304_OBS_LATIN_AMERICAN_CURRENCIES__MARKETS_CONTINUE_SLIDE.asp   (388 words)

  
 Associated Press Business News: Brazilian Stocks, Currency Down - MSN Money
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday for the second day in a row as investors fretted over the possibility of higher U.S. interest rates that could sap foreign investment from emerging markets.
Sao Paulo's benchmark Ibovespa index fell 1.9 percent in early trading, after closing down 3.2 percent Monday.
The Ibovespa was down 687 points late Tuesday morning to 36,053 after closing at 36,740 a day earlier.
news.moneycentral.msn.com /provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060606&ID=5774831   (231 words)

  
 Forums - The mid term Bull market is over!
In Ibovespa Future, with a good discount, you pay about a tick in commission.
The Ibovespa emini does not have a good liquidity.
The margin for trade the Ibovespa future is about 7000 USD.
www.elitetrader.com /vb/showthread.php?threadid=27447   (431 words)

  
 Gerdau Metalurgica marks inclusion in Ibovespa index | newratings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gerdau Metalurgica marks inclusion in Ibovespa index
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NYSE: GGB.NYS at 2.00PM ET NYSE: GGB.NYS at 2.00PM ET Gerdau Metalurgica marks inclusion in Ibovespa index
www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_816159.html   (160 words)

  
 Merrill Lynch - Markets & Research - /markets_news_story/0,2263,{A51DE032-676A-4E5B-A2DC-C353E1D9466C},00.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Core deposits went up 15.2% from December 2004, enhanced by an 87.3% growth of SuperPoupe.
Unibanco units were Ibovespa's best performing stock during 2H05, gaining 72%.
In the same period, Ibovespa went up 34%.
askmerrill.ml.com /markets_news_story/1,2263,{A51DE032-676A-4E5B-A2DC-C353E1D9466C},00.html   (458 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Prosper Adinvest FIA is an open-end Equity Hedge Fund incorporated in Brazil.
The Fund's objective is to achieve capital growth while outperforming the IBOVESPA Index in the medium to long-term.
The Fund will allocate its assets in an investment portfolio comprised of equity securities.
bloomberg.com /apps/quote?ticker=PSPAVCL:BZ   (94 words)

  
 HSBC Bahrain - HSBC International Capital Secured Growth Funds
Past performance can not be taken as an indication of future performance.
BOVESPA Ibovespa Index, Bank of New York Latin America ADR Index and SandP 500 Index
Please note, that the BOVESPA Ibovespa Index and Bank of New York Latin America ADR Index are regarded as emerging markets.Exposure to emerging markets generally entails greater risks than exposure to well-developed markets, including potentially significant legal, economic and political risks.
www.bahrain.hsbc.com /hsbc/bahrain_per/financial-planning-service/funds/americas   (423 words)

  
 Brazil - Brazzil Mag - Tempered Optimism in Brazilian Market Rebound
Brazilian shares climbed, in a technical rebound following recent declines.
After this week saw the local Ibovespa index shed 5.3%, traders indicated that investors were following up some overdone selling, during which the Ibovespa hit two-month lows, with some bargain hunting.
Still, optimism was tempered by concerns that that Brazil's central bank will continue to hike interest rates as it struggles to bring inflation in line with its 2005 targets.
www.brazzilmag.com /content/view/1214/1   (897 words)

  
 W.Mundell ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This material must not be understood as an investment recommendation.
Índice de Confiança dos Emergentes continua desfavorável para o Ibovespa...
Bolsas - o ciclo de 4 anos do SP500...
www.wmundell.com.br /novosite/content/home/quem_e_wmundell-ingles.asp   (370 words)

  
 Cayman Islands Stock Exchange - CANCELLATION OF UNIFUND IBOVESPA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
LISTING CANCELLATION - THE UNIFUND IBOVESPA INDEX LTD.
Name of Issuer: The Unifund IBOVESPA Index Ltd.
Up to 1,000,000 Redeemable, non-voting, participating shares of par value
www.csx.com.ky /announcements/announcements.asp?Id=325   (83 words)

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