IBOV 175,699.79 ▼ 0.53% IPSA 11,024.10 ▲ 1.05% IPC MEX 66,529.27 ▲ 0.85% MERVAL 3,229,323 ▼ 0.18% COLCAP 2,298.73 ▼ 0.39% BVL PERÚ 57,174.37 — — USD/BRL5.07▼ 0.02% USD/MXN17.39▼ 0.18% USD/CLP923.68▼ 0.31% USD/COP3,243▲ 0.22% USD/PEN3.39▼ 0.06% USD/ARS1,465▼ 0.37% USD/UYU40.15▲ 1.04% USD/PYG6,039▲ 1.28% USD/BOB10.65▲ 5.99% USD/DOP58.36▲ 0.10% USD/CRC447.49▲ 0.88% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.09% USD/HNL26.73▼ 0.01% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31% USD/VES723.93▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.69▲ 0.12% USD/TTD6.76▲ 1.32% EUR/BRL5.80▼ 0.98% BRENT 84.55 ▼ 0.21% WTI 79.58 ▲ 0.30% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.41 ▲ 1.26% GOLD 4,070 ▲ 0.22% SILVER 58.68 ▼ 0.17% SOY 1,194 ▼ 1.08% CORN 465.50 ▲ 7.32% WHEAT 669.50 ▲ 6.06% COFFEE 332.20 ▼ 1.48% SUGAR 14.76 ▼ 0.81% ORANGE JUICE 137.50 ▼ 1.96% COTTON 81.20 ▲ 2.01% COCOA 5,736 ▲ 1.34% BEEF 227.03 ▼ 1.90% CATTLE 350.25 ▲ 0.42% LITHIUM 71.40 ▲ 1.66% PETR4 40.60 ▼ 0.15% VALE3 74.48 ▲ 0.64% ITUB4 43.30 ▼ 0.76% BBDC4 18.56 ▼ 0.38% ABEV3 15.52 ▼ 1.83% BBAS3 20.60 ▲ 0.05% B3SA3 15.60 ▲ 1.76% WEGE3 43.44 ▼ 1.72% PRIO3 57.38 ▼ 0.33% SUZB3 41.59 ▲ 1.17% RENT3 40.49 ▼ 0.12% AZZA3 18.63 ▼ 1.17% CSAN3 3.86 ▼ 0.77% RAIZ4 0.31 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.32 ▼ 5.31% GMAT3 3.98 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 54.37 ▲ 0.15% CVCB3 1.34 ▼ 2.90% POSI3 3.92 ▼ 1.75% SLCE3 13.78 ▼ 0.22% NATU3 8.50 ▼ 0.58% BRKM5 6.50 ▼ 4.83% RANI3 8.05 ▲ 0.50% CSNA3 5.13 ▼ 1.35% CMIN3 5.09 ▼ 0.20% USIM5 8.31 ▲ 0.97% GGBR4 23.62 ▲ 1.29% ENEV3 26.93 ▼ 0.88% CPFE3 47.16 ▼ 0.08% CMIG4 11.13 ▼ 0.63% EQTL3 40.63 ▼ 0.78% LREN3 14.14 ▼ 1.05% VIVT3 35.19 ▼ 0.93% RAIL3 14.04 ▼ 0.64% KLABIN 17.41 ▲ 0.52% RAIA DROGASIL 18.66 ▲ 0.32% RDOR3 36.26 ▲ 0.58% HAPV3 10.96 ▼ 2.06% FLRY3 16.52 ▲ 0.67% SMTO3 15.81 ▼ 1.92% UGPA3 30.57 ▲ 1.53% VBBR3 33.48 ▲ 0.54% BBSE3 40.25 ▼ 0.35% BPAC11 57.68 ▼ 0.47% CURY3 33.41 ▼ 0.54% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 23.28 ▼ 0.64% COMPASS 25.01 ▼ 0.75% VAMOS 3.12 ▼ 0.95% SANB11 27.02 ▼ 1.17% ASAI3 8.61 ▼ 0.58% SBSP3 30.28 ▼ 0.20% WALMEX 49.56 ▲ 0.59% GMEXICO 201.69 ▲ 1.07% FEMSA 226.95 ▼ 1.03% CEMEX 22.42 ▲ 0.99% GFNORTE 185.95 ▼ 0.13% BIMBO 56.63 ▲ 0.48% TELEVISA 9.48 ▼ 0.52% AMX 22.70 ▼ 0.66% GAP 392.35 ▼ 0.74% ASUR 280.50 ▲ 1.77% OMA 236.26 ▲ 0.53% KOF 178.80 ▼ 0.61% GRUMA 280.84 ▲ 0.52% KIMBER 38.55 ▲ 0.29% SQM-B 67,475 ▼ 0.63% COPEC 6,105 ▼ 1.69% BSANTANDER 78.99 ▲ 0.45% FALABELLA 5,835 ▼ 0.68% ENELAM 85.73 ▼ 0.02% CENCOSUD 2,057 ▲ 0.83% CMPC 1,100 ▼ 0.27% BANCO CHILE 190.05 ▲ 0.29% LATAM AIR 25.21 ▲ 1.25% YPF 77,775 — 0.00% GGAL 7,935 ▲ 0.32% PAMPA 5,195 ▼ 0.67% TXAR 663.50 ▲ 0.23% ALUAR 949.00 — 0.00% TGS 9,810 ▲ 1.03% CEPU 2,311 ▼ 0.69% MIRGOR 16,750 — 0.00% COME 45.75 — 0.00% LOMA NEGRA 3,548 ▲ 0.42% BYMA 302.25 ▲ 0.42% TELECOM ARG 4,333 — 0.00% ECOPETROL 16.10 ▼ 0.37% BANCOLOMBIA 82.33 ▲ 0.27% GRUPO AVAL 5.07 ▲ 2.42% CREDICORP 396.36 ▲ 1.05% SOUTHERN COPPER 183.28 ▲ 0.49% BUENAVENTURA 30.76 ▼ 0.87% MERCADOLIBRE 1,856 ▼ 0.95% NUBANK 13.84 ▼ 1.07% XP 16.90 ▲ 0.18% PAGSEGURO 9.15 ▼ 1.45% STONE 11.21 ▼ 0.84% GLOBANT 32.03 ▲ 3.59% TECNOGLASS 44.49 ▲ 0.59% GAP AIRPORT 225.90 ▼ 0.02% ASUR 280.50 ▲ 1.77% OMA AIRPORT 108.49 ▲ 0.79% AMX ADR 26.08 ▼ 0.38% FEMSA ADR 130.04 ▼ 2.35% CEMEX ADR 12.90 ▲ 0.78% PETROBRAS ADR 17.91 ▼ 0.06% VALE ADR 14.64 ▲ 0.34% ITAU ADR 8.51 ▼ 0.47% SANTANDER BR 5.35 ▼ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.04 ▼ 1.62% CSN 1.03 ▼ 0.22% GERDAU 4.66 ▲ 1.08% LATAM ADR 54.52 ▲ 1.89% BTC 65,304 ▲ 0.54% ETH 1,929 ▲ 2.11% SOL 78.26 ▲ 0.64% XRP 1.12 ▲ 1.20% BNB 581.41 ▼ 0.06% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.83% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 0.62% AVAX 6.70 ▲ 0.04% LINK 8.54 ▲ 2.40% DOT 0.86 ▲ 0.74% LTC 45.57 ▲ 0.30% BCH 234.90 ▼ 0.67% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.52% XLM 0.19 ▲ 2.74% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.09% NEAR 2.08 ▲ 3.38% ATOM 1.58 ▲ 1.03% AAVE 98.24 ▼ 0.65% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 81.72 ▼ 0.93% EMBRAER ADR 64.46 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.89 ▲ 0.46% JBS BDR 60.07 ▲ 0.54% MBRF3 15.61 ▼ 2.98% MBRFY 3.07 ▼ 2.23% INTER 5.65 ▼ 0.88% EGX 52,558 ▲ 0.50% USD/ZAR16.32▼ 0.33% USD/NGN1,379▼ 0.25% NIKKEI 68,752 ▲ 1.49% CSI300 4,787 ▼ 0.20% HSI 24,681 ▲ 1.40% NIFTY 24,079 ▲ 0.11% KOSPI 7,284 ▲ 6.24% JCI 6,042 ▲ 0.04% USD/JPY 162.19 — 0.00% USD/CNY6.76▼ 0.21% DAX 24,977 ▼ 0.68% CAC 8,380 ▲ 0.15% FTSE 10,525 ▼ 0.04% MIB 52,619 ▼ 0.46% IBEX 19,288 ▼ 0.35% STOXX 642.10 — 0.00% EUR/USD1.14▲ 0.17% GBP/USD1.34▲ 0.73% SPX 7,572 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,702 ▲ 0.37% NDX 29,636 ▲ 0.17% RUT 2,970 ▲ 0.19% TSX 35,423 ▲ 0.29% VIX 16.14 ▼ 2.18% USD/CAD1.41▼ 0.04% US10Y 4.5650 ▼ 0.44% IBOV 175,699.79 ▼ 0.53% IPSA 11,024.10 ▲ 1.05% IPC MEX 66,529.27 ▲ 0.85% MERVAL 3,229,323 ▼ 0.18% COLCAP 2,298.73 ▼ 0.39% BVL PERÚ 57,174.37 — — USD/BRL 5.07 ▼ 0.02% USD/MXN 17.39 ▼ 0.18% USD/CLP 923.68 ▼ 0.31% USD/COP 3,243 ▲ 0.22% USD/PEN 3.39 ▼ 0.06% USD/ARS 1,465 ▼ 0.37% USD/UYU 40.15 ▲ 1.04% USD/PYG 6,039 ▲ 1.28% USD/BOB 10.65 ▲ 5.99% USD/DOP 58.36 ▲ 0.10% USD/CRC 447.49 ▲ 0.88% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.09% USD/HNL 26.73 ▼ 0.01% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.31% USD/VES 723.93 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.69 ▲ 0.12% USD/TTD 6.76 ▲ 1.32% EUR/BRL 5.80 ▼ 0.98% BRENT 84.55 ▼ 0.21% WTI 79.58 ▲ 0.30% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.41 ▲ 1.26% GOLD 4,070 ▲ 0.22% SILVER 58.68 ▼ 0.17% SOY 1,194 ▼ 1.08% CORN 465.50 ▲ 7.32% WHEAT 669.50 ▲ 6.06% COFFEE 332.20 ▼ 1.48% SUGAR 14.76 ▼ 0.81% ORANGE JUICE 137.50 ▼ 1.96% COTTON 81.20 ▲ 2.01% COCOA 5,736 ▲ 1.34% BEEF 227.03 ▼ 1.90% CATTLE 350.25 ▲ 0.42% LITHIUM 71.40 ▲ 1.66% PETR4 40.60 ▼ 0.15% VALE3 74.48 ▲ 0.64% ITUB4 43.30 ▼ 0.76% BBDC4 18.56 ▼ 0.38% ABEV3 15.52 ▼ 1.83% BBAS3 20.60 ▲ 0.05% B3SA3 15.60 ▲ 1.76% WEGE3 43.44 ▼ 1.72% PRIO3 57.38 ▼ 0.33% SUZB3 41.59 ▲ 1.17% RENT3 40.49 ▼ 0.12% AZZA3 18.63 ▼ 1.17% CSAN3 3.86 ▼ 0.77% RAIZ4 0.31 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.32 ▼ 5.31% GMAT3 3.98 ▲ 0.51% PSSA3 54.37 ▲ 0.15% CVCB3 1.34 ▼ 2.90% POSI3 3.92 ▼ 1.75% SLCE3 13.78 ▼ 0.22% NATU3 8.50 ▼ 0.58% BRKM5 6.50 ▼ 4.83% RANI3 8.05 ▲ 0.50% CSNA3 5.13 ▼ 1.35% CMIN3 5.09 ▼ 0.20% USIM5 8.31 ▲ 0.97% GGBR4 23.62 ▲ 1.29% ENEV3 26.93 ▼ 0.88% CPFE3 47.16 ▼ 0.08% CMIG4 11.13 ▼ 0.63% EQTL3 40.63 ▼ 0.78% LREN3 14.14 ▼ 1.05% VIVT3 35.19 ▼ 0.93% RAIL3 14.04 ▼ 0.64% KLABIN 17.41 ▲ 0.52% RAIA DROGASIL 18.66 ▲ 0.32% RDOR3 36.26 ▲ 0.58% HAPV3 10.96 ▼ 2.06% FLRY3 16.52 ▲ 0.67% SMTO3 15.81 ▼ 1.92% UGPA3 30.57 ▲ 1.53% VBBR3 33.48 ▲ 0.54% BBSE3 40.25 ▼ 0.35% BPAC11 57.68 ▼ 0.47% CURY3 33.41 ▼ 0.54% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 23.28 ▼ 0.64% COMPASS 25.01 ▼ 0.75% VAMOS 3.12 ▼ 0.95% SANB11 27.02 ▼ 1.17% ASAI3 8.61 ▼ 0.58% SBSP3 30.28 ▼ 0.20% WALMEX 49.56 ▲ 0.59% GMEXICO 201.69 ▲ 1.07% FEMSA 226.95 ▼ 1.03% CEMEX 22.42 ▲ 0.99% GFNORTE 185.95 ▼ 0.13% BIMBO 56.63 ▲ 0.48% TELEVISA 9.48 ▼ 0.52% AMX 22.70 ▼ 0.66% GAP 392.35 ▼ 0.74% ASUR 280.50 ▲ 1.77% OMA 236.26 ▲ 0.53% KOF 178.80 ▼ 0.61% GRUMA 280.84 ▲ 0.52% KIMBER 38.55 ▲ 0.29% SQM-B 67,475 ▼ 0.63% COPEC 6,105 ▼ 1.69% BSANTANDER 78.99 ▲ 0.45% FALABELLA 5,835 ▼ 0.68% ENELAM 85.73 ▼ 0.02% CENCOSUD 2,057 ▲ 0.83% CMPC 1,100 ▼ 0.27% BANCO CHILE 190.05 ▲ 0.29% LATAM AIR 25.21 ▲ 1.25% YPF 77,775 — 0.00% GGAL 7,935 ▲ 0.32% PAMPA 5,195 ▼ 0.67% TXAR 663.50 ▲ 0.23% ALUAR 949.00 — 0.00% TGS 9,810 ▲ 1.03% CEPU 2,311 ▼ 0.69% MIRGOR 16,750 — 0.00% COME 45.75 — 0.00% LOMA NEGRA 3,548 ▲ 0.42% BYMA 302.25 ▲ 0.42% TELECOM ARG 4,333 — 0.00% ECOPETROL 16.10 ▼ 0.37% BANCOLOMBIA 82.33 ▲ 0.27% GRUPO AVAL 5.07 ▲ 2.42% CREDICORP 396.36 ▲ 1.05% SOUTHERN COPPER 183.28 ▲ 0.49% BUENAVENTURA 30.76 ▼ 0.87% MERCADOLIBRE 1,856 ▼ 0.95% NUBANK 13.84 ▼ 1.07% XP 16.90 ▲ 0.18% PAGSEGURO 9.15 ▼ 1.45% STONE 11.21 ▼ 0.84% GLOBANT 32.03 ▲ 3.59% TECNOGLASS 44.49 ▲ 0.59% GAP AIRPORT 225.90 ▼ 0.02% ASUR 280.50 ▲ 1.77% OMA AIRPORT 108.49 ▲ 0.79% AMX ADR 26.08 ▼ 0.38% FEMSA ADR 130.04 ▼ 2.35% CEMEX ADR 12.90 ▲ 0.78% PETROBRAS ADR 17.91 ▼ 0.06% VALE ADR 14.64 ▲ 0.34% ITAU ADR 8.51 ▼ 0.47% SANTANDER BR 5.35 ▼ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.04 ▼ 1.62% CSN 1.03 ▼ 0.22% GERDAU 4.66 ▲ 1.08% LATAM ADR 54.52 ▲ 1.89% BTC 65,304 ▲ 0.54% ETH 1,929 ▲ 2.11% SOL 78.26 ▲ 0.64% XRP 1.12 ▲ 1.20% BNB 581.41 ▼ 0.06% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.83% DOGE 0.07 ▲ 0.62% AVAX 6.70 ▲ 0.04% LINK 8.54 ▲ 2.40% DOT 0.86 ▲ 0.74% LTC 45.57 ▲ 0.30% BCH 234.90 ▼ 0.67% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.52% XLM 0.19 ▲ 2.74% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.09% NEAR 2.08 ▲ 3.38% ATOM 1.58 ▲ 1.03% AAVE 98.24 ▼ 0.65% SELIC 14.25% — EMBRAER 81.72 ▼ 0.93% EMBRAER ADR 64.46 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.89 ▲ 0.46% JBS BDR 60.07 ▲ 0.54% MBRF3 15.61 ▼ 2.98% MBRFY 3.07 ▼ 2.23% INTER 5.65 ▼ 0.88% EGX 52,558 ▲ 0.50% USD/ZAR 16.33 ▼ 0.07% USD/NGN 1,379 ▼ 0.14% NIKKEI 68,752 ▲ 1.49% CSI300 4,787 ▼ 0.20% HSI 24,681 ▲ 1.40% NIFTY 24,079 ▲ 0.11% KOSPI 7,284 ▲ 6.24% JCI 6,042 ▲ 0.04% USD/JPY 162.19 — 0.00% USD/CNY 6.7573 ▼ 0.08% DAX 24,977 ▼ 0.68% CAC 8,380 ▲ 0.15% FTSE 10,525 ▼ 0.04% MIB 52,619 ▼ 0.46% IBEX 19,288 ▼ 0.35% STOXX 642.10 — 0.00% EUR/USD 1.1435 ▲ 0.09% GBP/USD 1.3446 ▲ 0.44% SPX 7,572 ▲ 0.38% DJI 52,702 ▲ 0.37% NDX 29,636 ▲ 0.17% RUT 2,970 ▲ 0.19% TSX 35,423 ▲ 0.29% VIX 16.14 ▼ 2.18% USD/CAD 1.4064 ▲ 0.02% US10Y 4.5650 ▼ 0.44%
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World Health Organization Urges Brazil to Take Covid-19 Surge “Very Seriously”

By · December 1, 2020 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Monday urged Brazil to be “very, very serious” about its rising coronavirus infection numbers, a trend that W.H.O. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described as “very, very worrisome”.

Brazil has the second-highest number of deaths by Covid-19 in the world, behind only the United States. Over 6.3 million people have been infected and almost 173,000 have died from the virus in the country, according to Ministry of Health data.

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The daily rolling average of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus in Brazil stood at 522 on Sunday, November 29th. This average considers data from the past seven days and avoids distortions caused by the daily record variations. In total, 6,313,656 people have been infected with the disease and 172,848 have died from Covid-19.

In the past 24 hours, another 23,496 cases and 261 deaths were recorded, according to a survey conducted by news outlets Estadão, G1, O Globo, Extra, Folha, and UOL with the state Health Secretariats. The Ministry of Health’s balance shows that 5,578,118 people have recovered and another 563,789 are under follow-up.

Source: Estadão Conteúdo

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