The Ibovespa was trading down 0.71% at 12:25 p.m. this Wednesday, at 170,833.41 points, practically at the same level as the previous update (170,840.46 points). Among individual standouts of the session, Hapvida (HAPV3) has the biggest gain, +15.12%, trading at R$ 5.33, while Americanas (AMER3) posts the biggest drop, -17.36%, at R$ 4.19. In the previous update, AMER3 was down 12.6%; the decline has widened since then.
Among the gainers, HAPV3 is followed by Arezzo (AZZA3), which rises +11.06% and is worth R$ 17.07. Qualicorp (QUAL3) advances +8.44%, to R$ 1.67, Vitru Educação (VTRU3) gains +7.01%, to R$ 14.66, and Positivo (POSI3) rises +6.63%, to R$ 3.54. AZZA3 was up 16.1% in the previous update and has pared its gains.
Among recent company news, Hapvida posted a loss of R$ 118.8 million in 3Q26, with net revenue of R$ 8.1 billion (+3.9%) and adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of R$ 496.6 million, down 33.5%. Azzas 2154 (AZZA3) reported recurring net income of R$ 190.6 million in 3Q26. Vitru reported adjusted net income of R$ 145.4 million in the quarter, up 69.1% from 3Q25, and Positivo reported a profit of R$ 7.7 million and raised its 2026 gross revenue guidance to R$ 4.4 billion to R$ 4.5 billion.
Among the decliners, besides AMER3, are Banco do Brasil (BBAS3), at -8.94%, to R$ 15.38, Gafisa (GFSA3), at -8.70%, to R$ 0.21, Melnick (MELK3), at -8.30%, to R$ 2.10, and Paranapanema (PMAM3), at -8.00%, to R$ 0.23.
Americanas posted a loss of R$ 955 million in 3Q26 and in the first nine months of 2026, and its judicial reorganization (Brazilian bankruptcy protection) was concluded. Banco do Brasil cut its 2026 payout (percentage of profit distributed as dividends) from 30% to 25%, with the 2027 payout also at 25%, and reported adjusted net income of R$ 8.6 billion in 9M26.
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