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Brazil stocks slide 2 pct on Spain concerns

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SAO PAULO, July 20 | Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:28pm EDT

SAO PAULO, July 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's benchmark Bovespa stock index fell 2 percent on Friday, as concerns over Spain's fiscal health sapped investor appetite for riskier assets, leading many to take profits on the most widely-traded shares following recent gains.

At 2:24 p.m. local time (1724 GMT), the Bovespa was down 2.03 percent to 54,223.07 points.

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