Against the international market, the financial market had a day of relief this Friday (31). The dollar fell for the 10th time in a row and closed at the lowest value in more than two months. The stock market retreated after the strong discharge from Thursday (30), but had the first monthly since August.
The commercial dollar ended this Friday sold at R $ 5,837, with a drop of R $ 0.015 (-0.25%). The quotation started the day, reaching R $ 5.87 in the first hour of negotiation, but began to fall after the opening of the US market. At the low of the day, around 11am, the US currency reached R $ 5.81.
The border has been at the lowest level since November 26 last year. With a drop of 1.37% a week, the dollar closed January with a 5.54% drop. This was the largest monthly retreat since June 2023, when 5.60%fell.
The stock market had a day of profit. The Ibovespa index of B3 closed at 126,135 points, with a drop of 0.61%. The indicator was influenced by actions of mining and banks, with investors selling papers to pocket the gains of Thursday. Despite the decline on Friday, the stock exchange rose 3.1% in the week and 4.95% in January.
The dollar has fallen despite confirmation by the new US President Donald Trump that it will impose 25% rates on Mexico and Canada products and 10% on China products starting this Saturday (1st). Although the US currency rehearsed a climb in the afternoon, the quote fell again at the final trading time and ended down.
* With information from Reuters
