Dollar rises to R$5.26 against the Brazilian currency and closes at the highest level since February
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The possibility that the United States could fall into recession has made global financial markets nervous. The dollar rose and closed at its highest level since February. The stock market even opened high but lost steam in the middle of the session.
The trading dollar closed at R$5.266 on Tuesday (28), up R$0.032 (+0.6%). The price started the day at a low and fell to R$5.19 at the daily minimum at 11 am but reversed the trend during the afternoon as pessimism consolidated in the international and local markets.
The U.S. currency reached its highest level since February 4, when it sold for R$5.32. In the last 16 trading sessions, the dollar rose in 13 sessions, with the currency reaching a high of 10.79% in June. In 2022, it will fall by 5.56%.
The day was also marked by nervousness in the stock market. The Ibovespa index B3 closed at 100,591 points, down 0.17%. Despite the rise in shares of mining and oil companies, the indicator did not resist the decline of the U.S. stock markets.
Earlier in the day, the financial market was encouraged by easing lockdown measures against Covid-19 in China. However, the news that consumer confidence in the U.S. fell to the lowest level since February 2021 made investors pessimistic, increasing expectations that the United States could fall into recession.
In Brazil, investors are following negotiations to increase the value of Brazil aid to R$600. Fear of the measure’s impact on public budgets influenced the negotiations.
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-0.56%
187,206.89
-0.56%
63,924.77
-0.28%
11,220.60
-0.16%
3,098,898
-1.87%
2,589.69
-1.41%
59,373.28
-0.32%
| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 187,206.89 | -0.56% | +21.85% | 188,268.59 | 168,310 | 167,142 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.16 | +0.01% | -5.13% | 5.16 | 5.18 | 5.14 | — |
| SELIC | 14.00% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 41.64 | -0.05% | +35.19% | 41.66 | 41.97 | 41.15 | 41,499,400 |
| VALE3 | 72.97 | +0.83% | +30.75% | 72.37 | 73.54 | 72.66 | 17,658,000 |
| ITUB4 | 38.60 | -1.03% | +4.57% | 39.00 | 39.34 | 38.39 | 29,487,800 |
| BBDC4 | 16.85 | +0.36% | +3.50% | 16.79 | 16.90 | 16.67 | 19,416,900 |
| BBAS3 | 19.37 | +0.47% | +0.73% | 19.28 | 19.44 | 19.16 | 11,069,200 |
| B3SA3 | 14.26 | -0.21% | +12.73% | 14.29 | 14.47 | 14.11 | 33,037,800 |
| ABEV3 | 14.89 | -0.80% | +21.91% | 15.01 | 15.07 | 14.81 | 16,453,100 |
| WEGE3 | 47.59 | +0.49% | +29.99% | 47.36 | 48.08 | 47.36 | 3,364,600 |
| PRIO3 | 59.14 | -0.19% | +50.67% | 59.25 | 59.81 | 58.74 | 3,325,600 |
| SUZB3 | 41.33 | +2.35% | -23.55% | 40.38 | 41.48 | 40.35 | 3,914,900 |
| RENT3 | 34.68 | -0.09% | +0.84% | 34.71 | 34.96 | 34.35 | 7,979,100 |
| AZZA3 | 15.89 | -2.63% | -53.76% | 16.32 | 16.42 | 15.82 | 1,330,300 |
| CSNA3 | 4.30 | +0.47% | -42.65% | 4.28 | 4.41 | 4.26 | 10,076,100 |
| GGBR4 | 24.69 | +2.19% | +51.38% | 24.16 | 24.85 | 24.18 | 7,047,600 |
| ENEV3 | 24.21 | -1.38% | +70.49% | 24.55 | 24.64 | 23.99 | 9,297,000 |
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