At 5:27 pm (Brasília time), this Monday (18th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered a moderate increase of 0.88% and was quoted at 121,406 points. The indicator follows the domestic scenario with a holiday in the United States, paralyzing the Stock Exchanges. In addition to market optimism about coronavirus control after vaccine approval and the beginning of the disease immunization process in Brazil yesterday (17). The shares of the main airlines in the country jumped more than 1%, in addition to the 6.62% increase in WEG, + 4.92% in the Natura Group and + 3.76% in Intermédica. The Central Bank's (BC) Focus bulletin also said today that its new estimate for Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) went from a 3.41% hike last week to + 3.45% in 2021.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.