08/10/2024 – 17:29
The dollar closed this Tuesday, 8th, on the rise in Brazil, again above R$ 5.50, following the advance of the North American currency also abroad amid doubts about economic stimuli in China, the intensification of the conflict in the Middle East and the prospect of smaller interest rate cuts in the USA.
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The spot dollar closed up 0.85%, quoted at R$5.5334. In October, the currency accumulated an increase of 1.55%.
At 5:04 pm, on B3, the first maturity dollar futures contract rose 0.63%, to 5.5485 reais on sale.
Ibovespa closed lower this Tuesday, pressured by the fall of Vale and Petrobras with the decline in commodities, but away from the lows, with WEG, Localiza and Itaú among the counterweights, while Azul soared after an agreement on debts.
The reference index for the Brazilian stock market, Ibovespa fell 0.35%, to 131,550.91 points, having reached 130,370.77 points at its minimum and 132,015.79 points at its maximum of the day, according to preliminary data. The financial volume totaled 17.8 billion reais before final adjustments.
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