São Paulo, 22 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Trading closed Thursday (21) on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) climbing 1.70%, with the Ibovespa index posted at 13,530 points. A total of 84,780,000 stocks were traded in the value of R$ 870,881,000 (approx. US$ 360.6 million).
The commercial U.S. dollar rate closed on the São Paulo currency exchange posted at R$ 2.421 for purchase and R$ 2.423 for sale. (MW)