At 12:31 pm (Brasília time), this Wednesday (14th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered a moderate increase of 0.95% and was quoted at 120,425 points. The indicator started to zero its 2021 losses in a session marked by the expiration of options on the Ibovespa and the future index. Accumulating now, an appreciation of 1.19% and 3.26% in the month of April. The strong appreciation of blue chips also had repercussions on the day, such as the jump of 3.40% in Vale and 2.13% in Petrobras. In addition to the jump of more than 4% in the spot price of WTI oil on the New York Stock Exchange. The market also remains optimistic about the signs of control of the coronavirus pandemic in the world, with advances in vaccination against the disease and the effectiveness of social isolation. Despite continuing concerns about the worsening of Brazil's pandemic, political and economic tensions. The plenary session of the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) judges today, at 2 pm, the possibility of the Senate installing the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) of COVID-19.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.