At the close, at 5:13 pm (Brasília time) this Friday (23), the commercial dollar registered an increase of 0.77% and was traded at R$ 5.4980. During the week, it accumulated a devaluation of 1.52%. The Ptax fell 0.33% to R$ 5.4787. The last session of the week was marked by the influence of technical movements to adjust positions and increased market demand for financial security in the face of the uncertainties in Brazil's budget this year, still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Negatively, the Central Bank (BC) today held a traditional swap auction to roll up to 15,000 contracts maturing in November 2021 and April 2022. Internationally, there is attention around the signs of increased US taxes and worsening of coronavirus in Asia, mainly in India, despite advances in vaccination against the disease in Europe, China and the United States.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.