At the close, at 17h 03 (Brasília time) this Friday (29th), the commercial dollar registered gains of 0.57% and was traded at R$ 5.4620. While the Ptax rose 0.88%, to R$ 5.4759. In the month / year, it registered an increase of 5.28%. The last session of the week was marked by market demand for financial security and continued sanitary and economic uncertainties for Brazil and the world. Global coronavirus vaccination is still considered slow, as the spread of the disease and its mutations does not stop. In the domestic scenario, the government of the state of São Paulo canceled the optional point of the carnival to try to contain the progress of COVID-19, as announced by Governor João Doria. The market is also waiting for fiscal news after signs of expansion of emergency aid, despite the Central Bank (BC) holding auctions of traditional swap contracts in this session. While in the United States, the trillion dollar economic stimulus package may have to be divided into two parts to be approved soon.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.