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Venezuela Stock Market Up 63% The Caracas Stock Market Index closed at 106,249, a gain of 2.8% for the week, CARACAS -- Venezuela stocks rose last week on improved volume, with the Venezuela Stock Market Index hitting a new record, as more than 100,000 shares changed hands during the week for the first time in over a month. The Caracas Stock index closed at 106,249, a gain of 2.8% for the week, on the back of a nice dividend for Banco Provincial shares. Those shares were down 4% for the week at Bs. 36, but this was after paying a combined Bs. 5.27 in dividends between the ordinary and the extraordinary shares, for a 15% payout. Manpa rose 2.1% to Bs. 2.8, Mercantil Servicios Financieros was up 1.4% at Bs. 35.5, while Envases Venezolanos was the lonely loser, dropping 4.2% to Bs. 20. The Venezuela Stock Market Index is now up 62.62% for the year to date.
