After New Election Poll, Dollar Opens Higher at Over R$ 5.05
On Thursday (15), the dollar also closed higher, keeping an eye on Brazil's elections.
The commercial dollar opened the session on Friday (16) quoted above R$ 5.05. Today, the attention remains the approval of PEC 221/2019 by the Senate, which the proposal will be promulgated by the Bureau of the Congresso Nacional, which will be held in sessão Solene on Friday, where the proposal foresees changes in the 6x1 scale.
In addition, in the electoral framework, there are the two most recent presidential polls, published by Datafolha and Quaest, which show a scenario of a technical tie between Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and President Lula (PT) in the dispute for the second round of elections.
On Thursday, the U.S. currency rose about 1% and closed close to R$ 5.08, while the Brazilian Stock Exchange also fell about 1%, to 204,000 points.
In the Brazilian market, attention was focused on the dissemination of a new electoral survey and the news about possible measures of the government. The news that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could announce zero tariff on public transport at weekends and holidays was also on the radar of investors.
Main numbers of Thursday (15):
Dollars at sight: R$ 5,087 (+1.15%)
Maximum dollar: R$ 5,098
Dollar in the month: accumulated drop of 1.70%
Dollar in the year: accumulated of 7.33%
Ibovespa: 204,324.26 points (-1.06%)
Ibovespa in the week: decrease of 2.27%
Ibovespa in the month: high of 9.65%
Brent oil: US$ 105.92 per barrel (-0.13%);
Oil type WTI: US$ 97.97 per barrel (+3.03%).
Dollar close to R$ 5.10
The U.S. currency gained strength over the course of the trading and renewed maximums in the final straight, reaching R$ 5,098. In the final minutes of trading, the commercial dollar stood at R$ 5,087, with an appreciation of 1.15%. It was the highest closing value since October 2, when the quote had ended at R$ 5,216.
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