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Stocks in Brazil slipped during early trading Thursday, as the Bovespa Index fell 0.4% to 177066.02.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 50 billion Brazilian reais ($9.77 billion), Rede d'Or Sao Luiz Ord is the biggest early laggard, falling 1.2%, followed by shares of Banco do Brasil Ord, which dropped 1.2%. Shares of Eneva S/A Ord declined 1.1%.

Banco Santander Brasil is the biggest leader this morning, rising 0.9%, and Itau Unibanco Holding Ord climbed 0.7%. Petroleo Brasileiro Ord rounds out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.7%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 96.10. The dollar weakened 0.4% against the real to 5.12 reais.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Brazilian government bond yield increased 9.3 basis points to 6.619%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet