Ibovespa closed down after breaking briefly the mark of the 140,000 points; Tax caution, IOF and banks pressed the index (Image: Reuters/Amanda Perobelli)
THE Ibovespa (Ibov) interrupted the sequence of gains and closed down pressed by the banking sector, one of the heavyweights of the index. The tax caution and the judicialization of the IOF also weighed on the domestic market, ignoring the records of the Wall Street indices.
This Wednesday (2), the main index of scholarship Brazilian fell 0.36%, at 139.050.93 points. In the first few minutes of the trading session, Ibovespa broke the level of 140,000 points again.
Already the dollar in sight (USBRL) ended the negotiations with R $ 5,4202, with a drop of 0.75% – at the lowest level since August.
In the domestic scenario, the fiscal scenario focused on investors’ attention with new consequences of tension between the legislature and the executive on changes in the tax on financial operations (IOF).
Today, the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, He said the action on the Supreme Court “cannot offend anyone.” The head of the economic portfolio also stated that government discussions on the subject are not political but legal.
In an interview with TV Bahia, affiliated with TV Globo, President Lula said there was no other way out and that the decision to resort to the Supreme Court is a measure to let him rule.
Among the economic data, industrial production retreated 0.5% in May compared to the previous month and advanced 3.3% compared to the same month of 2024. This was the second month of consecutive contraction. However, the results were in line with market expectations.
The Central Bank also reported that the attack hacker The C&M Software Technology Services Provider, who serves financial institutions without connectivity infrastructure, has affected six financial institutions – one of them BMP, which said that affected accounts are kept directly in the BC and used exclusively for interbank settlement, without impact on customer accounts or internal balances.
High and Falls on Ibovespa
Ibovespa’s positive tip was led by CSN (CSNA3), on a strong day of the mining and steel industry in the wake of the valorization of the Iron ore. Commodity closed above $ 100 for the first time since May 22.
The actions of OK (Voucher3) accompanied the performance of the sector and rose almost 4%.
Still among the heavyweights, Petrobras (Petr3; Petr4) Also closed up close to 2% with oil support. Brent’s most liquid contracts, an international price reference, rose 2.98%, to US $ 69.11 the barrel at the Exchange (ICE) intercontinental in London.
The negative tip was led by cyclic actions, which were pressured by the opening of the future interest curve and repositioning of the wallets at the beginning of the month. Assaí (Asai3) figured as the largest fall with a retreat of 7.51%.
Us United Statesthe indexes of Wall Street They closed without a single direction, but S&P 500 and Nasdaq renewed the historical records after agreement with Vietnam.
Wall Street gains, however, were limited by new job market data. The ADP report showed that the US private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, being the first monthly decline since March 2023. Dow Jones-consulted economists expected a growth of 100,000 vacancies.
Although ADP is not a “preview” for the official job report, the Payrollthe investors re -calibrate bets on the interest of interest.
Check out how the New York rates closed:
- Dow Jones: -0.02%, at 44,484.42 points;
- S&P 500: +0.47%at 6,227.42 – higher historical level;
- NASDAQ: +0.94%at 20,393.13 points – higher historical level.
In Asiathe indices closed without a single direction. The index NikkeiFrom Japan, he engaged the second consecutive low and ended the day with a drop of 0.56%. Hang SENG, from Hong Kongrose 0.62%.
In Europe, the rates also ended the session mixed in the midst of the political crisis in England. The Pan-European Index Stoxx 600 rose 0.18%at 541.21 points.
Noteworthy, the head of the European International Monetary Fund (IMF) department, Alfred Kammer, said that European Central Bank (ECB) should maintain the referential interest rate by 2% per year.
Since June last year, the ECB has cut the interest rate at two percentage points. The monetary authority signaled a break in the monetary loosening cycle this month, even if investors still see another 0.25 percentage point cut to 1.75%this year.
Yesterday (2), the president of the European BC, Christine Lagarde, said that the retreat of the inflation rate “is not a mission accomplished, but the target achieved”, but that the environment is still “uncertainty” after the disclosure of the slowdown in inflation to 2% in June.
Source: Moneytimes
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