THE Ibovespa closed this Wednesday (5) in stability with a downward bias (-0.09%), at 177,726.17 points, with an accumulated loss of 0.15% in the partial week. During the trading session, the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It reached a high of 180,194.51 points and fell to a low of 177,690.45 points. Among the companies with the greatest weight in the composition of B3a Vale (VALE3) registered an increase of 0.46%, while the shares of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They closed with significant losses of 2.08% and 1.34%, respectively. Most of the major banks ended the day with gains: the Banco do Brasil (BBAS3) It closed with a 0.29% increase; the Santander (SANB11) advanced 1.31%; the BTG Pactual (BPAC11) recorded gains of 0.11%; and the Itaú (ITUB4) increased by 0.67%. Only the Bradesco (BBDC4) It closed with a drop of 0.76%. In Wall StreetThe main stock market indicators closed mixed. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It closed with a gain of 0.49%, at 54,349.00 points; S&P 500 It fell 0.17%, to 7,723.42 points; the Nasdaq It depreciated 0.83%, to 26,363.44 points. In this trading session, the main focus of investors was the decision of Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of Central Bank (BC)The announcement is scheduled for after 6:30 PM. The prevailing market expectation is for a 0.25 percentage point cut in the rate. SelicThe Brazilian government reduced the basic interest rate from 14.25% to 14.00% per year. Domestically, the presidential elections also remained on the radar. On Wednesday, presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro announced federal deputy Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate. A former public prosecutor, Gaspar also served as Attorney General and Secretary of Public Security for Alagoas. Abroad, investors continued to monitor developments in negotiations involving the conflict in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump stated that an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be announced in the coming days. On the other hand, the Iranian government adopted a more cautious tone, stating that negotiations have not yet been concluded, contradicting the statements of the US president. The progress of the negotiations continues to be monitored by the markets due to the potential impact on the global flow of oil and commodity prices. On the macroeconomic indicators agenda, the data from… Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Regarding job creation in the United States, which slowed in July. According to the survey, private companies created 44,000 jobs in the month, a result below the 68,000 vacancies expected by the market and lower than the 95,000 created in May (revised figure of 98,000). The number is considered a preview of the payroll, official data that will be published by the Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday (7). Also in the US, S&P Global reported that the United States Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) The economic index – which includes the service and manufacturing sectors – rose from 51.9 in June to 54.5 points in July. This result exceeded market expectations, which had predicted an increase to 53.6 points. Furthermore, the… S&P Global reported that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) Composite for Brazil – which includes the service and manufacturing sectors – fell from 50.7 in June to 48.8 in July.
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