Brazil stocks pare losses, end 5.56 pct lower (at Reuters)

SAO PAULO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's main stock index ended more than 5 percent lower on Monday, paring some losses after slumping as much as 15 percent earlier in the session on fears that a global financial crisis is spreading. The Bovespa index .BVSP of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange dropped to a preliminary close of 42,041.15 points,... [read full story]