Conversations between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the expectation of interest in the United States, made the financial market have a recovery day. The dollar became below $ 5.40, after two straight highs. The stock market reversed losses near the end of the negotiations and closed stable.
The commercial dollar ended this Friday (15) sold at R $ 5,398, with a retreat of R $ 0.019 (0.35%). The quote fell to $ 5.38 just before 10am and leaned at $ 5.40 several times throughout the afternoon, but consolidated below that level near the end of the negotiations.
The US currency closed the week with a decrease of 0.7%. The border drops 3.62% in August and 12.66% this year.
The stock market had a volatile day. After falling 0.56% around 15h, B3’s Ibovespa index closed at 136,840 points, with only 0.01% drop. The Brazilian scholarship rose 0.31% in the week, accumulating 13.55% gain in the year.
Without major news in the domestic market, international factors dominated the currency market. In addition to the negotiations between Putin and Trump about the war in Ukraine, it has prevailed the reading that the Federal Reserve (Fed, Central Bank) has 90% chance of cutting interest on the largest economy on the planet, despite strong retail data in the country.
In the internal scenario, the disclosure of financial balances of the second quarter favored the stock exchange. Despite the 40.7% drop in Banco do Brasil’s profit In the first half, the roles of the financial institution were valued 4.03% this Friday, to R $ 20.65, with the understanding that the numbers came close to the expected.
* With information from Reuters
