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Stocks in Brazil slipped during early trading Friday, as the Bovespa Index dropped 0.4% to 166477.71.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 50 billion Brazilian reais ($9.58 billion), Rede d'Or Sao Luiz Ord is the biggest early laggard, declining 1.5%, followed by shares of Cia Saneamento Sao Paulo, which declined 1.2%. Shares of Itausa Ord slipped 0.8%.

Embraer is the biggest leader this morning, gaining 2.2%, and Suzano Ord added 1.9%. Banco Santander Brasil rounds out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.5%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.3% to 95.98. The dollar strengthened 0.3% against the real to 5.22 reais.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Brazilian government bond yield increased 7.3 basis points to 6.638%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet