The dollar fell to R$ 5.12 on Thursday.

THE dollar The commercial exchange rate closed this Thursday (9) with a slight decrease of 0.49%, quoted at R$ 5.1220, with an accumulated loss of 0.85% in the partial week. At the day's low, the exchange rate fell to R$ 5.1120; at the high, it rose to R$ 5.1550. Ibovespa The index recorded a strong advance of 1.22%, to 172,742.13 points, but with a partial accumulated loss of 0.76% for the week. During the trading session, the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) The index reached a high of 172,932.89 points; at its lowest point, the index fell to 170,652.87 points. In this trading session, the Brazilian market operated with lower liquidity due to the Constitutionalist Revolution holiday in the state of São Paulo, the country's main financial center. The economic agenda was light here, and as a result, investors turned their attention to international markets. Wall StreetThe main stock indexes recorded gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose 0.27%, to 52,487.41 points; the S&P 500 It appreciated by 0.81%, to 7,543.64 points; and the Nasdaq The index advanced 1.30%, to 26,029.20 points. As promised by US President Donald Trump after ending the ceasefire agreement in the Middle East, US armed forces resumed attacks against Iran today. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in turn, launched a "massive" attack against US military bases in the region. Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain announced earlier that they had intercepted some Iranian missiles. In the morning, the U.S. Department of Labor The report indicated that the country registered 215,000 new unemployment claims in the week ending July 4th. This figure was below the 218,000 claims expected by the market and represents a decrease of 2,000 claims compared to the previous week (revised figure from 215,000 to 217,000). Furthermore, the minutes from the June 16th-17th meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve (Fed), released the previous day, continued to resonate with investors. The document showed that policymakers remain concerned about persistent inflation, despite acknowledging that the US economy and labor market remain resilient.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.