OREANDA-NEWS. In March the ISE gained 0.22%, while Ibovespa fell 1.87%. The same trend can be seen for the period of April 01, 2012 to March 31, 2013, when ISE gained 6.09% and Ibovespa lost 12.65%.

Of the securities that are part of ISE, 31 gained value and 20 lost value in March. The biggest gains were for SUZANO PNA (+16.54%), COELCE PNA (+16.28%) and COELCE ON (+13.18%) and the biggest loss was for ELETROPAULO PN (-17.24%).

Seven of the 16 sectors recorded gains to their average return, with the highlights being Wood and Paper (+7.94%), Insurance (+7.00%) and Financial Intermediaries (+4.43%). The biggest loss was for Mining (-8.36%).

Based on the period of April 2012 to March 2013, 24 of the 51 equities in the portfolio gained value, with the most significant of these gains being FIBRIA ON (+ 62.67%), BRADESCO ON (+ 46.28%) and DURATEX ON (+44.74%).