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To: MythMan who wrote (823)	12/30/1999 3:08:00 PM
From: Cynic 2005	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42523

This index takes the cake among all country indices (ex Turkey! -g-) <<Thursday December 30, 2:35 pm Eastern Time Brazil shares end up 152 pct in 1999 at record high By Shasta Darlington RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian shares surged for the 10th day on Thursday, ending 1999 at a new record high as local buyers snapped up telecoms and heavily-traded stocks on expectations of a fresh wave of foreign investment in January. Sao Paulo's benchmark Bovespa index (^BVSP - news) closed up 1.9 percent at 17,092 points, bringing gains this year to a whopping 152 percent in local currency terms. Even in dollar terms, the index rose 69 percent.>> biz.yahoo.com