* Real down despite central bank guidance on intervention * Strong U.S. data boosts dollar; Fed view of rates unchanged * Electric motor maker WEG SA jumps after results (Updates prices) By Sruthi Shankar Feb 19 (Reuters) – A batch of strong company results and a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases in China lifted Brazilian shares on Wednesday, although the real weakened for a third session. With Wall Street indexes hitting new record highs, an index of Latin American equities rose 0.6% as the tally of newly reported cases in China fell for a second day to the lowest since January. The Bovespa gained 1.2%, with WEG SA, Latin America’s largest maker of electric motors, leading gains after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Planemaker Embraer rose 2% after the value of its future firm orders rose modestly to $16.8 billion in the fourth quarter, while meatpacker JBS gained 3.8% after saying it has agreed to acquire production facilities from Empire Packing Co, as well as the Ledbetter brand for $238 million. However, the real was down 0.2% at 4.3640 per dollar, hovering near an all-time low even as Brazil’s central bank president, Roberto Campos Neto, said on Tuesday… Read full this story
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