July 15 (Reuters) – Brazilian stocks hit a more than four-month high on Wednesday as signs of progress in developing a coronavirus vaccine invited more buying into risk-driven assets, even as COVID-19 cases piled.
The Bovespa stock index .BVSP rose about 1% to its highest level since early March, propped up by financial and energy stocks.
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ambar Warrick via Nasdaq