Ibovespa operates higher with a favorable external scenario; dollar starts to fall

O Ibovespa operates on a high this Tuesday (1st), amid a favorable external scenario, with Petrobras recovering the losses of the previous day and Vale among the main highs. The main stock exchange index rose 0.33% at 11:30 am, to 116,419 points.

already the dollar was down 0.26% at the same time, trading at R$5,153. The US currency rose at the opening of the day, pausing to catch its breath after having dropped 2.6% the day before in the wake of the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in the elections, but it lost strength again and fell in front of the real.

This Tuesday, investors carefully monitored the stoppage of highways in the country and were waiting for an eventual speech by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), defeated in the second round.

On B3, at 9:05 am (GMT), the first-maturity dollar futures contract rose 0.26% to R$5.2265.

The day before, the spot US currency closed down 2.59%, at R$ 5.1652 on sale, the highest daily percentage depreciation since the last day 3 (-4.03%) and the lowest price for closing since last 21st.

In this session, the BC will auction up to 16,000 traditional foreign exchange swap contracts for the purpose of rolling over the expiration date on December 1, 2022.