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Why Excel Uses Brazil Stock Exchange for NVDA Data & How to Fix It

Maira Mehtab Sep 20, 2026 869 views

Question details

Users experience an issue where Excel automatically pulls financial data for the NVDA (Nvidia) ticker symbol from the Brazil Stock Exchange rather than a US exchange.

Product: Microsoft Excel
Device & OS: not provided
Scenario: Using the built-in Stocks linked data type to fetch real-time financial and market data for NVDA.
Observed behavior: Excel links the NVDA ticker to the Brazil Stock Exchange instead of the expected US exchange (like NASDAQ) due to ticker symbol overlaps.

Before you start

Ensure you have an active internet connection and are signed into your Microsoft 365 account, as Excel's linked data types require connectivity to query the Refinitiv financial database.

Solution 1Recommended

Use an Exchange Prefix to Force US Data

Since Excel does not have a setting to lock stock data to US exchanges, you can manually force the correct exchange by adding the specific exchange prefix to your ticker symbol.

Excel's stock information is supplied by Refinitiv. When a ticker symbol like NVDA overlaps between multiple global exchanges, Refinitiv may default to a non-US exchange such as the Brazil Stock Exchange. Specifying the exchange prefix bypasses this automatic selection.

Select the affected cell

Click on the cell containing the 'NVDA' ticker symbol that is pulling the incorrect Brazil Stock Exchange data.

Add the exchange prefix

Edit the cell text to include the US exchange prefix. For NVDA on the NASDAQ, change the text to 'XNAS:NVDA'.

Reapply the Stocks data type

Press Enter. Excel will query the Refinitiv service again and should now explicitly lock onto the US market data for Nvidia.

Prefix Verification: Using 'XNAS:' tells Excel to specifically search the NASDAQ exchange, avoiding any overlap with Brazilian or other international markets.

Solution 2

Submit Feedback to Microsoft

Report the incorrect exchange selection directly to Microsoft to request improved exchange matching for linked data types.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Excel pull NVDA stock data from the wrong exchange?

Excel's Stock data type is powered by a third-party service called Refinitiv. When a ticker symbol like NVDA exists on multiple global exchanges, Refinitiv's matching algorithm may automatically select a non-US exchange, such as the Brazil Stock Exchange, due to symbol overlap.

Is there a setting in Excel to only use US stock exchanges?

No, Excel currently lacks a built-in global setting to permanently lock the Stock data type exclusively to US exchanges. Users must rely on manual workarounds, such as typing the specific exchange prefix before the ticker symbol.

How do I fix the wrong currency showing up for Excel stocks?

If a stock is pulling data from an international exchange (like Brazil), the price will display in that local currency. To fix this, you must correct the exchange by adding the appropriate US prefix (e.g., typing 'XNAS:NVDA' instead of 'NVDA') so it fetches the US dollar pricing.

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