Ibovespa advances 0.49% this Friday, to 184,108 points.

THE Ibovespa closed this Friday (8) with a slight increase of 0.49%, to 184,108.30 points, but with an accumulated decline of 1.71% for the week. At its peak during the day, the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It reached 185,584.45 points; at its lowest point, the index fell to 183,217.23 points. Of greater weight in the composition of… B3a Vale (VALE3) advanced 0.91%. On the other hand, the shares of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They closed down 0.87% and 1.19%, respectively. The major banks ended the day with gains: the Santander (SANB11) recorded an increase of 0.46%; Bradesco (BBDC4) It rose 0.38%; the Banco do Brasil (BBAS3) it appreciated by 0.51%; and the Itaú (ITUB4) recorded an advance of 1.15%. In Wall StreetThe main stock market indicators closed in positive territory. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It closed with an upward bias (+0.02%), at 49,609.16 points; the S&P 500 It rose 0.84%, to 7,398.93 points, and the Nasdaq The index rose 1.71%, to 26,247.08 points. In this trading session, the market continued to react to the meeting held yesterday (7) between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump at the White House. According to Lula, the meeting, which lasted about three hours, focused mainly on issues related to bilateral trade and critical minerals. After the meeting, the federal government began to prioritize in the Senate the project that creates the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals. The proposal, approved by the Chamber of Deputies this week, is seen by the Planalto as strategic for the development of the rare earth chain, industrialization and economic security, and should be on the agenda in May. On the domestic economic agenda, the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-Ibre) reported that the General Price Index – Domestic Supply (IGP-DI) Embraer shares rose 2.42% in April, following a 1.14% increase in March. In the corporate market, Embraer shares fell by about 10% in April. Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3)Following the company's announcement of an adjusted net profit of R$145.4 million in the first quarter of 2026, lower than that recorded in the same period last year. In the US, the highlight was… payrollThe main employment report in the country showed that the US economy created 115,000 jobs in April, exceeding market expectations, while the unemployment rate remained stable at 4.3%. The data reinforced the perception of the resilience of the American economy, increasing bets on maintaining high interest rates for longer. Federal Reserve (Fed)On the other hand, American consumer confidence fell again. The survey by University of Michigan The inflation rate fell to 48.2 points in May, the lowest level in the historical series, reflecting concerns about rising fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East. On the radar, investors remain attentive to the conflict in the region involving the US and Iran. The US Central Command reported that more than 70 tankers were prevented from entering or leaving Iranian ports on Friday, while Washington awaited an official response from Tehran to its ceasefire proposal.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.