Ibovespa drops to 115 thousand points in B3

At 12:32 pm (Brasília time), this Wednesday (27th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered an increase of 0.53% and was quoted at 115,852 points. The session continues the losses of the past week and the day before, in addition to the international market's caution about the coronavirus vaccination process slower than expected. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today that there is no forecast when the stricter social restrictions in the country will end. Attention also to the last day of the monetary policy meeting of the United States of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve (FED). Internally, the market still assimilates the signs of extension of emergency aid for the population that continues to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the uncertainties about public cats. The Central Bank (BC) also reported today that foreign direct investments in the economy totaled US$ 34.167 billion in 2020, a 50.6% decrease compared to 2019, the lowest direct investment inflow since 2009 (US$ 31.480 billion). The shares of Vale, Bradespar, Gerdau, Usiminas and Suzano fell more than 2%.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.