At the close, at 5:13 pm (Brasília time) on Friday (22), the commercial dollar registered gains of 2.11% and was traded at R$ 5.4790. While the Ptax rose 2.13%, to R$ 5.4301. In the accumulated result for the month, it registered an increase of 7.90%. The session was marked by increased market demand for financial security amid internal fiscal and health uncertainties. The government of the state of São Paulo and other regions of Brazil also returned to impose stricter social containment measures to contain the new advancement of the coronavirus, although the Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the second batch of vaccines from the Butantan Institute . In the United States, the market remains cautious about the possibility of raising taxes to supply the trillion-dollar economic stimulus package that should be approved soon. The euro zone's Purchasing Manager Index (PMI), which includes the industry and services sectors, fell to 47.5 points in January, from 49.1 points in December. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 98.420 million people have already been infected by the disease and just over 2 million have died.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.