At 3:15 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (01), the commercial dollar jumped 1.06% and was traded at R$ 5.6970. The Ptax rose 1.22% to R$ 5.6849. The first session of April was positive with the influence of technical adjustments in positions after falling by more than 2% the day before and increasing market demand for financial security with caution before the arrival of the extended Easter holiday. The fiscal uncertainties and recent tensions established in Brazilian politics amid the worsening of the coronavirus also had repercussions. Industrial production in Brazil also fell 0.9% in February, compared to January, interrupting a sequence of 9 consecutive increases, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Outside, the concerns of investors follow the recent growth of cases, hospitalizations and deaths caused by the coronavirus in European countries. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced yesterday (31) that the country will enter lockdown from the 3rd of April.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.