Ibovespa closes slightly lower on Monday, below 177,000 points.

THE Ibovespa closed this Monday (18) with a slight decrease of 0.17%, at 176,975.82 points. At its highest point of the day, the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It reached 177,329.88 points; at its lowest point, it fell to 175,811.33 points. Of greater weight in the composition of B3, Vale's shares (VALE3) fell 2.00%, while the shares of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They advanced 2.66% and 2.13%, respectively. The major banks ended the day in negative territory: the Itaú (ITUB4) It fell 0.20%; the Santander (SANB11) fell 0.26%; the Banco do Brasil (BBAS3) It depreciated by 1.35%; and the Bradesco (BBDC4) It fell 0.17%. Here, investors continue to follow the political developments involving Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and banker Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master and investigated for tax fraud. The market awaits the new Datafolha electoral poll, scheduled for Friday (22), which should measure the impact of the case on voting intentions. On the economic agenda, the Central Bank (BC) reported that the Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), considered a preview of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)The inflation rate fell 0.7% in March, after rising 0.60% in February. Year-on-year, the indicator advanced 3.1%, while the accumulated figure for the past 12 months showed an increase of 1.8%. BC also published a new edition of Focus Bulletin, which brought upward revisions to inflation and Selic rate projections for the end of 2026. As for General Price Index-10 (IGP-10), calculated by FGV Ibre, it slowed to a high of 0.89% in May, after advancing 2.94% in April. In Wall StreetThe main stock market indicators closed the day mixed. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It advanced 0.32%, to 49,685.69 points; the S&P 500 It closed stable with a downward bias (-0.07%), at 7,403.03 points; and the Nasdaq It fell 0.51%, to 26,090.73 points. Internationally, investors remained attentive to tensions in the Middle East and the difficulty in advancing diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran. Earlier, the portal Axios It was reported that the US rejected an Iranian counterproposal for a ceasefire. According to sources cited by the news outlet, the White House considered that the text sent by Tehran did not present sufficient progress to support a definitive agreement. The proposal had been submitted through Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator in the negotiations. As a result, oil prices rose again on the international market, increasing concerns among financial agents about global inflationary pressures in the medium term.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.