On another day of recovery in the financial market, the stock market rose almost 1% and once again surpassed 160 thousand points. The dollar had a small increase, but fell over the week.
The Ibovespa index, from B3, closed this Friday (12) at 160,766 points, with an increase of 0.99%. Despite operating close to stability in the early afternoon, the indicator reacted in the final hours of trading and flirted with 161 thousand points.
After fall 4.31% on Friday last week (5), the Brazilian stock exchange reversed the fall and rose 2.16% in the week.
The foreign exchange market had a less optimistic day. The commercial dollar closed this Friday at R$5.411, up R$0.006 (+0.11%). The price fell during the morning, reaching R$5.38 at around 10:20 am, but reversed its movement during the afternoon, amid instability in the foreign market.
Despite having reached R$5.46 on Wednesday (10), the US currency reversed its performance and closed the week with a drop of 0.39%. The currency rises 1.42% in December, but falls 12.44% in 2025.
On the domestic front, the market settled down after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) announced his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic at the end of last week. Furthermore, the suspension of the application of the Magnitsky Act against Federal Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes and his wife rekindled spirits with the normalization of relations between Brazil and the United States.
On the international scene, however, fears of a bubble bursting in the shares of artificial intelligence companies once again weighed in, pushing American stock markets down. This put pressure on the dollar across the planet, especially in relation to currencies from emerging countries, such as Brazil.
* with information from Reuters
