As of 3:40 p.m. this Friday, the Ibovespa was up 0.62% at 205,386.68 points, reversing the earlier downward move seen in the session. Among the stocks with the biggest swings in the trading day, Americanas (AMER3) extended previous gains and was trading at R$ 6.46, up 8.75%, while Recrusul (RCSL4) posted the biggest loss at the moment, at R$ 0.87, a drop of 6.45%.
On the positive side, in addition to AMER3, DASA (DASA3) climbed to R$ 5.44, up 7.94%. Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSNA3) was up 7.78%, quoted at R$ 5.82. Casas Bahia (BHIA3), which has been among the standouts in other recent sessions, advanced 7.58% to R$ 1.42. Armac (ARML3) rounded out the list of the five biggest gainers, at R$ 7.06, with a 7.46% increase.
On the downside, after RCSL4, Dotz (DOTZ3) fell 3.76%, trading at R$ 10.76. In the energy and fuels sector, Ultrapar (UGPA3) dropped 2.25% to R$ 38.24, while Vibra (VBBR3) was down 2.22%, quoted at R$ 36.18. Tupy (TUPY3) came next at R$ 20.25, a decline of 2.08%, making up the group of the five biggest losses this afternoon on B3.
Compared with earlier snapshots of this same session, Americanas (AMER3) intensified its gains, moving from around 6.4%–6.6% to the current 8.75%. The Ibovespa, which at one point during the day showed a slight decline of about 0.15%, is now posting a positive performance of 0.62%, while the list of top losers has changed, with Recrusul (RCSL4) taking the lead among the decliners and replacing names such as Portobello (PTBL3) and AZEV3, which had been among the main negative highlights earlier.
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