04/10/2024 – 17:25
After surpassing 5.50 reais in the morning, the dollar lost strength during the day and closed Friday lower against the real, with agents taking advantage of higher prices in Brazil to sell currencies and amid the steady advance of oil in the exterior.
The spot dollar closed down 0.32%, quoted at 5.4564 reais. During the week, however, the currency accumulated an increase of 0.37%.
The fall of the dollar against the real contrasted with the advance of the US currency against other currencies, following the release of strong data from the US labor market.
At 5:05 pm, on B3, the first maturity dollar futures contract fell 0.38%, to 5.4735 reais on sale.
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The Ibovespa closed with a modest increase this Friday, after a session without a defined trend marked by technical adjustments, with financial agents also analyzing data from the United States labor market.
The reference index for the Brazilian stock market, Ibovespa closed with a positive variation of 0.19%, at 131,921.44 points, having recorded 131,156.35 points at the minimum and 131,935.97 points at the maximum of the day.
The financial volume totaled 14.7 billion reais before final adjustments.
During the week, Ibovespa accumulated a drop of 0.61%, also according to preliminary data.
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