At the close, at 17:30 (Brasília time) this Thursday (18), the commercial dollar recorded losses of 0.32% and was traded at R$ 5.5680. The Ptax fell 1.95% to R$ 5.5474. Earlier, the currency reached R$ 5.4780. The day was marked by the influence of the negative bias the day before and interference by the Central Bank (BC) of Brazil after rising at the beginning of the session with the increase in the Selic rate to 2.75% per year by the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom). In addition, the market follows the advances in research on immunizers that combat Brazilian strains of the coronavirus amid new growth in cases and deaths. Public spending limits are also monitored to combat the new growth of deaths and cases caused by the coronavirus in the country. In the United States, the Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc, in English) of the Federal Reserve (FED, United States central bank), decided to keep the country's basic interest rate between 0% and 0.25%, in line with market expectations.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.