The Ibovespa, the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), closed the trading session on Wednesday, 5, falling 0.88%, and returned to operate at 100 thousand points.
Likewise, the dollar closed the session down 0.64%, quoted at R$ 5.05, motivated by the release of economic data from the United States, which projects a possible global slowdown.
In the Brazilian scenario, the devaluation of Vale, one of the main companies on the Exchange, accompanied by the low quotation for iron ore abroad, negatively influenced the performance of the Ibovespa.
Consequently, it contributed to the devaluation of the steel sector – CSN, Gerdau, and Usiminas, which registered losses.
Another relevant movement was the statement of the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, who denied a change in the pricing policy of Petrobras.
The company fell by 4% during the day but managed to end the day with a slight increase of 0.3%.
Dollar
The drop in the US currency came after confirmation of the slowdown in the country’s service sector. Although US inflation is still high, the risk of recession presented by the data may cause a change in the interest rate of the Federal Reserve – the US Central Bank – and in the administration of the country’s economy.
Check out the main market indexes
Ibovespa: 100,977.85 (-0.88%)
S&P 500: 4.090,21 (-0,25%)
Nasdaq: 11.996,86 (-1,07%)
Dow Jones: 33,482.59 (+0.24%)
Dollar: R$ 5.04 (-0.64%)
Euro: R$ 5.50 (-1.11%)