Ibovespa closes sharply higher on Tuesday, at 174,576 points.

THE Ibovespa closed this Tuesday (1st) with a strong increase of 1.30%, to 179,722.48 points. At its peak during the day, the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3)  It reached 181,060.89 points; at its lowest point, it fell to 177,299.50 points. Of greater weight in the composition of B3a Vale (VALE3) advanced 0.58%, while the shares of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They jumped 4.14% and 4.11%, respectively. Most major banks ended the day with gains: the Itaú (ITUB4) It rose 0.95%; the Bradesco (BBDC4) it appreciated by 1.22%; the Banco do Brasil (BBAS3) jumped 2.27%; and the BTG Pactual (BPAC11) recorded an increase of 2.30%. Only the Santander (SANB11) recorded a drop of 0.74%. In Wall StreetThe main stock market indicators closed the day lower. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It fell 0.79%, to 52,766.88 points; the S&P 500 It fell 0.71%, to 7,631.47 points; and the Nasdaq It depreciated 1.03%, to 26,099.77 points. In this trading session, investors reacted to the data from Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from Brazil in the second quarter of 2026. According to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)The economy grew 0.5% compared to the previous three months, below the 1.1% increase observed in the first quarter. Despite confirming a slowdown in activity, the result did not indicate an abrupt deterioration of the economy and helped sustain the appetite for Brazilian assets. Also on the radar was… Industrial Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), released by S&P GlobalThe indicator fell from 47.5 points in July to 46.3 points in August, remaining below the 50 mark, which separates expansion from contraction in activity. Another factor favorable to the real was the appreciation of the currency. oil on the international marketAmid escalating conflicts between the United States and Iran, the rise in prices in Brazil, a major exporter of the commodity, tends to improve perceptions of the country's trade flows. In the political arena, investors followed new developments involving former banker Daniel Vorcaro and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Information released about a Federal Police investigation pointed to access to and alterations in a contract between Banco Master and the law firm of Viviane Barci de Moraes, the Justice's wife. The presidential elections also remained on the radar. A Real Time Big Data poll released on Tuesday showed a 44% to 44% tie between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a potential second round. In the first round, Lula appears with 38% of the vote intentions, compared to 30% for Flávio. Abroad, market participants assessed new data from the US labor market. The report JOLTS The report indicated approximately 7.3 million job openings in July, slightly below the 7.35 million expected by the market. This data provided some counterpoint to the recent harsher tone of… Federal Reserve (Fed)Although investors are closely watching the official employment report, the payroll, scheduled for Friday (4).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.