At the close, at 5:27 pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (21st), the commercial dollar registered gains of 1.04% and was traded at R$ 5.3670. While the Ptax rose 0.17%, to R$ 5.3033. The currency reversed the losses of the beginning of the day and the day before with the technical movement of adjustments in positions, in addition to external fiscal uncertainties with the lack of signs of economic recovery. The market also continues to assimilate the report of the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) still in the midst of the growth of the coronavirus pandemic, despite expectations with vaccination. The rumors also continue to focus on the possibility that Brazil could go 40 days without the coronavirus vaccine due to the lack of necessary inputs from China for manufacturing at the Butantan Institute. Although India has confirmed the sending of 2 million doses of the immunizer to the country.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.