The Ibovespa index is up 0.61% this Thursday morning, reaching 171,551 points.

At 10:10 am (Brasilia time) this Thursday (18), the Ibovespa It showed an increase of 0.61%, to 171,551.93 points, with an accumulated gain of 1.90% in the partial week. On the previous day (17), the main indicator of Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It fell 0.36%, to 170,635.73 points. Of greater weight in the composition of B3a Vale (VALE3) It advanced 0.49%, while the shares of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They fell 0.54% and 0.24%, respectively. This morning, investors are reacting to the release of… National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) June. According to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)The indicator rose 0.41% in the month, slowing compared to the 0.62% increase recorded in May and falling below market expectations of 0.44%. In the first half of the year, the… IPCA-15 The rate registered a 3.45% increase. Over 12 months, inflation reached 4.80%, above the 4.64% observed in the immediately preceding period. In June 2025, the index had advanced 0.26%. The result, below projections, reinforces the perception of some market agents that… Central Bank (BC) It may maintain room for the continuation of the monetary easing cycle, albeit cautiously. Also on Thursday, the BC The Central Bank raised its projection for Brazilian economic growth in 2026 from 1.6% to 2.0%, as announced in its Monetary Policy Report. Internationally, attention is focused on the release of… Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index May, the main inflation indicator monitored by Federal Reserve (Fed)in addition to the third reading of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the United States regarding the first quarter of this year. According to Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), connected to U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)the index PCE It advanced 0.4% in May, in line with the April result, but below the market projection of 0.5%. As for… GDP In the United States, there was an advance at an annual rate of 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the final reading of the… DOCThe second preliminary reading pointed to growth of 1.6%. Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) The government announced that the country registered 215,000 new unemployment claims in the week ending June 20th. This result came in below market expectations, which projected 225,000 applications, and represents a decrease of 12,000 claims compared to the previous week (revised figure from 226,000 to 227,000). On Wall Street, sentiment is more positive for the technology sector. Shares of chipmaker Micron advanced almost 15% in… after marketFollowing the release of quarterly results that exceeded expectations, boosting the artificial intelligence sector. In the geopolitical arena, the market continues to monitor peace negotiations between the US and Iran, as well as the developments following the earthquakes that struck Venezuela the previous day.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.