At the close, at 5:10 pm (Brasília time) on Friday (05), the commercial dollar recorded losses of 1.19% and was traded at R$ 5.3840. While the Ptax fell 0.05%, to R$ 5.3884. Despite the accumulated weekly drop of 1.17%, it registered an annual increase of 3.78%. The currency was marked by the market's greater risk appetite for the recovery of the international and national economy amid advances in coronavirus vaccination. In addition to the movement to realize profits after recent gains and the statement by President Jair Bolsonaro that the federal government will not interfere politically in Petrobras' prices. The United States created 49,000 jobs in January, according to official data from the Department of Labor. The result was slightly below the expected 50,000 vacancies and raises expectations about the economic stimulus package soon. The Central Bank (BC) also held today a traditional swap auction to roll up to 16 thousand contracts with maturity in June and October 2021.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.