Ibovespa falls almost 1% on Tuesday morning.

At 10:55 am (Brasilia time) this Monday (18), the Ibovespa The index registered a moderate drop of 0.98%, to 175,242.00 points. On the previous day (18), the main indicator of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) fell 0.17%, to 176,975.82 points. Among the companies with the greatest weight in the composition of the B3, Vale's (VALE3) shares fell 1.40%, while Petrobras' shares fell 0.35% and 0.60%, respectively. The banking sector also operated in the red. On a day marked by the absence of new economic indicators in both Brazil and the United States, investors remain attentive to the domestic political scenario and tensions in the Middle East. The new survey by AtlasIntel The survey showed an increase in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a possible second round of the presidential elections. The survey was the first conducted after the release of dialogues involving the senator and former banker Daniel Vorcaro, linked to the defunct Banco Master. According to the survey, Lula now registers 48.9% of voting intentions, compared to 41.8% for Flávio Bolsonaro. In the previous survey, released in April, the senator appeared numerically ahead of the current president. The market is also awaiting the new Datafolha survey, scheduled for Friday (22). Still in the political scenario, the president of Central Bank (BC)Gabriel Galípolo is participating in a public hearing this Tuesday at the Senate Economic Affairs Committee, where he is expected to be questioned about the case involving Banco Master. Abroad, the focus remains on tensions in the Middle East and negotiations between the US and Iran. President Donald Trump stated yesterday that he suspended a planned attack against Iran in light of the possibility of progress in diplomatic negotiations. According to Trump, leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates requested the postponement of the military offensive while talks continue. As a result, oil prices were falling this morning, although they remain at high levels due to the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.