After the previous week’s surge, the dollar Monday (18) started down against the real, with investors paying attention to the external scenario, the political news in Brazil and the activity data released this morning.
At 9:47 am, the dollar in cash fell 0.76%, to R$5.0170 on sale.
On Friday (15), the American currency in cash closed the day with an increase of 1.59%, at R$5.0664.
At 11:30 am, the BC holds an auction of 50,000 traditional currency swap contracts to roll over the June 1st maturity date.