Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Brazil's Currency Strengthens, Breaking Through 2 Reais-Per-Dollar Level

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil's real gained, breaking through the 2-per-dollar level for the first time in six years, as a surge in retail sales in March fueled expectations that Latin America's biggest economy is picking up.

The real jumped 0.6 percent to 1.9962 reais per dollar at 9:43 a.m. New York time after the government said that retail, supermarket and grocery store sales rose 11.5 percent in the month from a year ago.


Read more at Bloomberg Emerging Markets News

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