# Tag: equities

- [B3 Suspends Trading for Carnival, Reopens with Shortened Session on Wednesday](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/b3-suspends-trading-for-carnival-reopens-with-shortened-session-on-wednesday/) (2026-02-06): Markets close Feb. 16–17 for Carnival, with shortened trading hours on Ash Wednesday before a return to normal sessions.
- [B3 Says Cash-Market Trading Tops R$ 747.7 Billion as Retail Investors Stay Active](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/b3-says-cash-market-trading-tops-r-747-7-billion-as-retail-investors-stay-active/) (2026-01-15): Individual investors traded more than R$ 517 billion in equities in 2025, with large-cap stocks dominating turnover on Brazil’s exchange.
- [Brazil Stock Exchange Sets 2026 Trading Calendar, Clarifies Local Holidays for Global Investors](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/brazil-stock-exchange-2026-holiday-calendar/) (2026-01-09): Carnival, Black Consciousness Day and other Brazil-specific holidays shape next year’s market schedule.
- [B3 Sets Up for Next Cycle With Retail Derivatives Push and R$ 3.6 Billion Plan](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/b3-2026-strategy-derivatives-retail-growth/) (2025-12-16): Exchange says small macro relief could unlock sharp volume gains as it prepares new products for 2026.
- [Ibovespa Breaks 158,000 for First Time; Dollar Drops to R$5.33](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/ibovespa-record-158k-dollar-falls-global-rate-cut-bets/) (2025-11-26): Global rate-cut bets fuel a broad risk rally as Brazil’s benchmark index breaks records and the real strengthens against the dollar.
- [Brazil’s 3Q25 Corporate Season Reveals a New Phase: Discipline, Repair and Selective Growth](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/brazils-3q25-corporate-season-reveals-a-new-phase-discipline-repair-and-selective-growth/) (2025-11-19): The Brazil Stock Guide mapped more than 60 earnings calls in an unprecedented, highly accurate editorial sweep — extracting the underlying message companies truly wanted the market to hear.
- [Ibovespa slips at the start of September as US holiday curbs trading](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/ibovespa-september-decline-us-holiday/) (2025-09-01): Brazil’s benchmark equity index eased 0.23% after record highs in August, with thin volumes amid Wall Street’s closure
- [Ibovespa slips as Fed turmoil and global headwinds weigh on sentiment](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/ibovespa-fed-shakeup-brazil-deflation/) (2025-08-26): Brazilian stocks edge lower after Trump’s removal of Fed governor rattles global markets amid inflation data
- [Ibovespa drops more than 2% as banks weigh after Supreme Court ruling](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/ibovespa-drops-2-percent-banks-supreme-court-ruling/) (2025-08-19): Brazilian equities slide; Raízen (RAIZ4.SA) slumps again as investors parse Justice Flávio Dino’s comments