Brazil – In a tense day in the market, the stock exchange went down and dollar ended in its highest value in over a month and a half. The United States currency ended this Tuesday (21) being sold for BRL 4.206, up 0.4%. It’s the currency’s highest closing value since December 2nd (BRL 4.214).
Dollar was high during the entire session and closed near its peak value of the day. The US currency is up 4.8% year to date. The volatility was also translated in the euro value, which ended the day being sold for BRL 4.67, up 0.42%.
As for the stock market, Ibovespa, the benchmark index of São Paulo Stock Exchange, closed the day down by 1.03%, at 117,026 points. The market broke off a three-day series of hikes.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
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