The cooling of tensions between the United States and China allowed a day of recovery in the financial market. The dollar fell almost 1%, after closing last week at R$5.50. The stock market rose, after two consecutive falls, and returned to 141 thousand points.
The commercial dollar ended this Monday (13) sold at R$ 5.462, a drop of R$ 0.041 (-0.75%). The price operated downward throughout the session. At the low of the day, around 3pm, it reached R$5.44.
Despite this Monday’s fall, the US currency rose 2.61% in October. In 2025, the currency falls by 11.62%. The commercial euro fell sharply, falling 1.14% and closing at R$6.31.
The stock market had a day of relief. The Ibovespa index, from B3, closed at 141,783.36 points, up 0.78%. The highlights were steel, oil and mining shares, sectors that export a lot to China.
The recovery came in the wake of conciliatory statements by US President Donald Trump. Over the weekend, Trump signaled his intention to reduce trade frictions with China, reversing the threat of 100% tariffs on Chinese products, initially announced on Friday (10).
In an interview with the Fox News channel, United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforced optimism by confirming the reopening of dialogue between the authorities of the two countries.
In the foreign exchange market, the real was the second emerging currency that appreciated the most on Monday, second only to the South African rand. The action of the Central Bank, which sold US$5 billion at auction to roll over the maturities of foreign exchange futures contracts, helped to contain volatility.
