четверг, 1 ноября 2007 г.

Energias do Brasil, Petrobras, Quickfood: Latin Equity Preview

The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin American markets today. Symbols are in parentheses after company names, and stock prices are from the last session.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International index of Latin American shares gained 1.2 percent to 4,616.41 yesterday. Markets in Chile and Peru are closed for a holiday today.

In Brazil, preferred shares are the most commonly traded class of stock.

Argentina

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte SA (EDN AF): The Buenos Aires-based electricity distributor, known as Edenor, said it will buy back notes due 2014 valued at $34.7 million. The company will also buy back $3.45 million in notes due 2016, it said in a regulatory filing after the close of trading yesterday. Shares rose 3 centavos, or 0.8 percent, to 3.94 pesos.

Quickfood SA (PATY AF): Controlling shareholders in Argentina's largest meatpacker agreed to sell 70.5 percent of the company's stock for $130 million to $140 million to an undisclosed buyer, Quickfood wrote in a regulatory filing yesterday. Brazil's second-biggest meatpacker Marfrig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos SA said in a filing to Brazil's securities regulator it is considering buying a 70.5 percent stake in Quickfood. Shares rose 90 centavos, or 5.4 percent, to 17.6 pesos.

Brazil

EDP Energias do Brasil SA (ENBR3 BS): Third-quarter earnings at the Brazilian unit of Portugal's biggest power company signal that Energias do Brasil is ``beginning a turnaround'' in revenue after a slowdown in growth during the second quarter, Ativa Corretora analyst Monica Araujo wrote in a report e-mailed yesterday. The Sao Paulo-based company fell 52 centavos, or 1.8 percent, to 27.98 reais.

Industrias Romi SA (ROMI3 BS): The Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Brazil-based machine-toolmaker reported better margins on third- quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization due to financial returns from money raised in an April share sale and a reduction in tax rates, Banco do Brasil Investimentos analyst Luis Claudio Tavares wrote in a note e- mailed yesterday. Romi gained 78 centavos, or 3.6 percent, to 22.35 reais.

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