At 12:29 pm (Brasília time), this Monday (19th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered an increase of 0.70% and was quoted at 121,965 points, renewing its highs. The Brazilian stock index continued its gains in the last week, also assimilating the information that the Central Bank's Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), a preview of Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), registered a jump of 1.7 % in February, up from 0.98% in January. In addition, the market awaits the announcement of the new president of Petrobras, Joaquim Silva and Luna, and follows the jump of more than 4% in the shares of JBS and Braskem. Despite the political and fiscal uncertainties with the recent worsening of the pandemic in the country, budget discussions and installation of the COVID-19 Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI). Outside, investors are following the economic recovery and advances in vaccination against coronavirus, mainly in the United States and European countries. Coca-Cola was also being followed after exceeding profit estimates in the first quarter of this year.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.