At the close, at 5:33 pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (25th), the commercial dollar registered an expressive increase of 1.77% and was traded at R$ 5.5150. While the Ptax fell 0.77% to R$ 5.4600.
The session was marked by the technical movement of adjustments in positions after losses in the last two days and concerns about the global economy still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, despite the vaccination of the disease. The United States Department of Commerce reported today that there was a 3.5% drop in the country's economy in 2020, the biggest annual drop since 1946 after World War II. It also warns of the start of voting on the US stimulus package tomorrow in the House of Representatives. Internally, the market is attentive to discussions about expanding emergency aid to combat the pandemic and its possible consequences for the country's financial health.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.