At 10:24 am (Brasilia time) this Wednesday (1st), the Ibovespa registered a sharp drop of 1.24%, to 169,891.48 points, with an accumulated decline of 1.97% in the partial week. On the previous day (30), the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It fell 0.68%, to 172,024.12 points. Of greater weight in the composition of B3, the actions of Vale (VALE3) and from Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They fell by 0.86%, 0.96%, and 0.95%, respectively. Following the announcement the previous day of… Jolts us United States and of Caged node Brazil – important indicators of the labor market – today will be a little less busy. A little while ago, the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) It was reported that US private companies created 98,000 jobs in June, a result below the 118,000 jobs expected by the market and lower than the 122,000 created in May. The indicator is considered a preview of the payroll, official data from the Department of Labor that will be published tomorrow (2). S&P Global reported that the Industrial Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Brazil's Industrial PMI rose from 49.1 in May to 50.8 in June. This result puts the Brazilian sector back above 50 points, signifying an expansion of industrial activity. Brazilian investors are also keeping a close eye on the presidential race. New research from Atlas/Bloomberg released this Wednesday indicates that President Lula has 48.8% of the voting intentions in a possible second round against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), who appears with 42.3%. In April, both were tied at 48%. Shortly, S&P Global will publish the US Manufacturing PMI. On the radar are the start of technical negotiations between the United States and Iran on a concrete peace agreement and the resumption of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.