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Ibovespa the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange, for the first time exceeded the mark of 96,000 points on Friday (18). The stock closed up 0.78% to 96,096.75 points, its highest closing level in history. It was the third breakthrough. The commercial gain index of
closed up 0.22% this week, a cumulative gain of 2.6%, the fourth consecutive weekly summit.
advance. This is the highest closing value since more than two weeks since Jan. 2 (R $ 3.81). The US dollar closed the week with an appreciation of 1.11% after four weekly declines.
The day before, the stock market closed up by 1.01% to 95 351.09 points, and
The value of the dollar published daily by the press, including UOL refers to the commercial dollar.
Natura and Eletrobras turn
Among the highest records of Ibovespa that day, the shares of Natura jumped 5.81%, while the shares of and Eletrobras fired 5.22% after the state announced a new voluntary redundancy plan .
The papers of Itaú Unibanco (+ 1.29%), the Bradesco (+ 1.02%) and the mining company Vale (+ 0.98%)%) high recorded. On the other hand, the shares of Banco do Brasil (-0.84%) were closed.
Tensions abroad
In the external scenario, the market followed trade negotiations between the United States and China. According to the Wall Street Journal, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the suspension of some of them The next meeting with representatives of both countries is scheduled for late January. all tariffs imposed on Chinese imports and suggested that the proposal be discussed at the next meeting.
Pension Reform
In Brazil, investors were waiting for more concrete announcements regarding the pension reform proposal . A source told the Reuters news agency the day before that the proposal submitted by the government would have a transition period of more than 12 years, but less than 20 years of text submitted to Congress by the former president Michel Temer
However, a definition of should only come into play after the trip of President Jair Bolsonaro and the Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes to the World Economic Forum . runs from the 22nd to the 25th of April.
Activity in British Columbia
The OC sold 13,400 traditional currency swap contracts during this session, which equates to the future sale of dollars. In this way, it was $ 8.71 billion out of a total of $ 13.398 billion that expired in February. If you keep this offer daily and sell it until the end of the month, you will get the full roll.
(With Reuters)
