At 12:31 pm (Brasília time), this Monday (5th), the Ibovespa on the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) registered an increase of 1.59% and was quoted at 117,082 points. The first session after the prolonged Easter holiday reflected the technical movement of adjustments in positions and signs of some control of the recent worsening of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. In addition, the market is attentive to the information that the federal government intends to hold three auctions to privatize 22 airports, 1 railroad and 5 port terminals. In the Focus bulletin, from the Central Bank (BC), the 2021 inflation projection was maintained at 4.81%, despite the reduction in the expectation of Brazilian economic growth to 3.17%. The strong appreciation of more than 6% in the shares of Yduqs Part and Cogna Educação also had repercussions. CVC Brasil jumped 5.56% and Vale, + 5.09%. In the international scenario, optimism revolves around the global economic recovery still in the midst of the spread of COVID-19, despite advances in vaccination against the disease. The United States recovered 916 thousand jobs in March, the biggest increase since August, which caused the unemployment rate to drop to 6.0%, according to data from the Department of Labor.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.