The Ibovespa is trading slightly higher this Friday afternoon, at 177,622 points.

At 1:15 pm (Brasilia time) this Friday (31), the Ibovespa The index was trading slightly higher, up 0.26% at 177,622.87 points, with a cumulative gain of 2.04% for the week and 3.24% for the month. Among the companies with the greatest weight in the composition of… Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), the actions of Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) They are trading with gains of 0.70% and 0.68%, respectively. Meanwhile, the shares of Vale (VALE3) They recorded losses of 0.85%. The day before (30), the mining company reported a net profit of US$1.375 billion in the second quarter of 2026, a 35% drop compared to the same period of the previous year, in a balance sheet pressured by the worsening financial result. In parallel, the commercial dollar The index was up 0.12%, quoted at R$ 5.0660, but with losses for the week and the month of 0.26% and 1.90%, respectively. Trading on Friday began late after technical problems faced by B3 in processing post-market trading on Thursday. Futures contracts began trading around 12:30 PM, while the spot market opened shortly after 12:40 PM. Domestically, investors are reacting to the release of… Producer Price Index (PPI)According to IBGEDomestic industry prices fell 0.77% in June, after a 0.30% drop in May, accumulating a 3.99% increase for the year and 2.51% over 12 months. The update of public accounts was also on the radar. Data released by Central Bank (BC) Data showed that the gross debt of the general government reached 81.9% of GDP in June, equivalent to R$ 10.8 trillion. On Wall Street, the corporate earnings season continues to move the markets. Amazon shares surged in pre-market trading after the company reported revenues above expectations, driven by the performance of its cloud computing division, reinforcing the perception that investments in artificial intelligence will remain high. Conversely, shares of Apple Shares were trading lower after the company signaled a more cautious outlook, stating that constraints on production capacity for advanced chips continue to limit the supply of its products.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.