Tuesday, 10 July 2007

Bovespa Slides in Brazil, Led by Petrobras; Wal-Mart de Mexico Declines

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil's main stock index fell for the
first time in three days, led by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, after the
federal police arrested employees on allegations they manipulated
contracts at the state-controlled oil company.

The Bovespa Index of the most-traded stocks on the Sao Paulo
exchange shed 561.03, or 1 percent, to 55,882.70, falling from a
July 6 record. Mexico's Bolsa index slid 345.23, or 1.1 percent, to
31,743.02.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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