This Tuesday morning, the US dollar is experiencing a drop, mirroring trends in other emerging markets, as investors await news about inflation in the US.
Interest rates are also going down today. This is happening before a holiday in Brazil. The stock market there will be closed tomorrow.
Right now, the US dollar is worth R$ 4.90. This is 0.29% less than before. It’s 10 a.m. in Brasília.
Yesterday, the dollar closed at R$ 4.91. This was a tiny increase of 0.01%. The highest it was was R$ 4.94. The lowest was R$ 4.91.
This year, the Brazilian real has gotten stronger against the dollar. It’s up by 7.30%. On January 3rd, it was at its highest, R$ 5.46.
On July 31st, it was at its lowest, R$ 4.73. The average rate has been R$ 5.01.
The real is doing well this year. It’s third in a list of 23 emerging market currencies.

The best one this year is the Colombian peso. It’s up by 17.02%. The worst is the Argentine peso. It’s down by 97.58%.
Here’s how Latin American currencies are doing:
The Colombian peso is up by 17.02%.
– The Peruvian sol is down by 0.08%.
– The Mexican peso is up by 9.69%.
– The Chilean peso is down by 8.57%.
– The Argentine peso is down by 97.58%.
The Ibovespa index fell a little yesterday. It went down by 0.13%. It ended at 120,568.14 points.
The best stocks yesterday were:
Lojas Renner, up by 3.01%.
– Totvs, up by 2.83%.
– Petrobras PN, up by 2.79%.
The worst stocks were:
Magazine Luiza, down by 3.89%.
– Grupo Casas Bahia, down by 3.85%.
– CVC Brasil, down by 3.62%.
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBOV | 172,457.76 | +0.66% | +9.73% | 171,324.31 | 172,715 | 171,132 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.67 | +0.45% | +7.09% | 5.64 | 5.67 | 5.63 | — |
| SELIC | 13.75% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 45.30 | +1.34% | +39.43% | 44.70 | 45.44 | 44.62 | 23,431,200 |
| VALE3 | 63.50 | -0.70% | -3.30% | 63.95 | 64.24 | 63.12 | 11,175,700 |
| ITUB4 | 42.27 | +1.42% | +7.66% | 41.68 | 42.56 | 41.62 | 19,532,400 |
| BBDC4 | 14.52 | +1.40% | -25.46% | 14.32 | 14.54 | 14.27 | 32,353,600 |
| BBAS3 | 15.10 | -2.45% | -32.89% | 15.48 | 15.60 | 14.98 | 85,573,900 |
| B3SA3 | 14.89 | +0.88% | +2.90% | 14.76 | 14.94 | 14.53 | 34,792,900 |
| ABEV3 | 15.79 | +0.25% | +15.85% | 15.75 | 15.83 | 15.64 | 13,254,800 |
| WEGE3 | 51.31 | -0.66% | +14.48% | 51.65 | 52.05 | 50.93 | 7,741,000 |
| PRIO3 | 63.30 | +0.00% | +58.93% | 63.30 | 63.83 | 62.65 | 10,460,300 |
| SUZB3 | 54.77 | -2.27% | +14.92% | 56.04 | 55.98 | 54.66 | 3,845,300 |
| RENT3 | 30.07 | +1.66% | -28.47% | 29.58 | 30.35 | 29.58 | 7,599,300 |
| AZZA3 | 15.91 | -5.86% | -45.85% | 16.90 | 17.10 | 15.72 | 6,641,600 |
| CSNA3 | 3.72 | -12.06% | -56.79% | 4.23 | 4.14 | 3.71 | 54,060,600 |
| GGBR4 | 24.73 | -0.96% | +30.78% | 24.97 | 25.09 | 24.53 | 5,458,200 |
| ENEV3 | 26.81 | -0.70% | +38.98% | 27.00 | 27.09 | 26.64 | 5,990,500 |
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