At the close, at 6:15 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (28th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered a strong increase of 2.59% and was priced at 118,883 points, close to zeroing the 2021 losses. The market followed the news that 80 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have already been applied worldwide, easing fears focused on the global economy due to the resumption of measures restrictive social policies to contain the new growth of the disease. There was also a positive impact of maintaining the United States' basic interest rate between 0% and 0.25%, despite signs of economic weakness, uncertainty about the coronavirus and high claims for unemployment benefits. Internally, technical changes in position adjustments and a 17.82% jump in IRB Brasil's shares were also felt. Brazil's unemployment rate also registered the second consecutive fall in 2020, at 14.1% in the quarter ended in November, compared to the previous one.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.