At 10:25 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (7), the Ibovespa registered a slight increase of 0.15%, to 172,702.67 points. On the previous day (6), the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It closed with a moderate decline of 0.93%, at 172,447.58 points. Among the companies with the greatest weight in the composition of B3a Vale (VALE3) It fell 1.36%, while the shares of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They rose 0.86% and 0.71%, respectively. This morning, investors were monitoring the return of tensions in Middle Eastafter the Iranian Revolutionary Guard firing at commercial vessels sailing through Strait of Hormuz On Monday, according to information from Axios, based on US authorities, the incident boosted international oil prices and increased risk aversion in the markets. Wall StreetThe focus remained on the technology sector. Despite Samsung Electronics announcing second-quarter operating profits 19 times higher than the same period of the previous year, investors continue to question the sustainability of the growth cycle driven by artificial intelligence, given concerns about bottlenecks in the supply of components, especially memory chips. Domestically, the market continues to follow the public hearing promoted by… Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)which discusses the proposal to apply 25% tariffs on Brazilian products based on Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974. The second round of debates takes place this Tuesday and brings together representatives from the Brazilian productive sector, from World Trade Organization (WTO), from the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), from the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados)…in addition to Brazilian parliamentarians, including Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. On the domestic agenda, the National Treasury conducts auctions of Treasury Financial Bills (LFT), maturing in September 2032, and of National Treasury Notes Series B (NTN-B), with maturities in May 2031, May 2037, and August 2050. Among the economic indicators, the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) reported that the General Price Index – Domestic Supply (IGP-DI) It fell 0.79% in June, reversing the 0.87% increase recorded in May. On the radar, the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Ankara, Turkey. The talks continue until tomorrow (8) and among the main topics of the meeting are the expansion of military spending by member countries to 5% of GDP and the strengthening of military support for Ukraine.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.