Ibovespa Leads Losses Among Biggest Markets After Poll
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The Ibovespa fell the most among the world’s biggest stock markets as Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA drove state-run companies lower after President Dilma Rousseff held her lead in an election poll.
Eletrobras, as the utility is known, and oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA fell at least 1.5 percent after an Ibope survey showed Rousseff was 18 percentage points ahead of runner-up Aecio Neves. Lender Banco do Brasil SA retreated 1.6 percent.