At the close, at 17h09 (Brasília time) this Friday (16th), the commercial dollar registered a fall of 0.76% and was traded at R$ 5.5830. The Ptax rose 0.17%, to R$ 5.6328. In the accumulated result for the week, it depreciated 1.66%.
The currency was negative in this last session of the week with the increase in risk appetite of the market after signs of recovery of the international economy and control of the spread of the coronavirus. China reported today that it recorded record economic growth of 18.3% in the first quarter of this year, compared to a drop of 6.8% in the same period last year, when the pandemic paralyzed activity. The result is considered the strongest since the quarterly records began to be analyzed, in 1992. In Brazil, investors evaluate the approval of the Petrobras Board of Directors to the appointment of General Joaquim Silva and Luna to the position of company president. Despite the continuity of internal political and fiscal uncertainties.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.