Brazil's Ibovespa stock index settled higher Thursday after declining throughout the day over investor concerns about European debt problems and a sluggish U.S. job market.
The Ibovespa stock index on the BM&F Bovespa exchange settled 0.8% higher at 65,587 points. Commodities, telecom and banks all pushed the index higher in the closing minutes of the session.
Trading volume was 6.39 billion Brazilian reals ($3.41 billion).
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