With a low of R$5.0055, in the early afternoon, the dollar in cash ended the session down 1.03%
O dollar posted the third consecutive session of firm decline in the local market this Friday (10), it closed at R$5.01. The US currency accumulates losses of 2.88% in the week and 3.23% in April, after having advanced 0.87% in March, at the height of risk aversion abroad due to the conflict in the Middle East. During the year, the dollar fell 8.70% against the real.
The dollar flirted with breaking the psychological floor of R$5.00. In addition to the global weakening of the American currency, with a reduction in geopolitical risks on the eve of the start of negotiations between the United States and Iran. With a low of R$5.0055, in the early afternoon, the spot dollar ended the session down 1.03%, at R$5.0115.
The real benefited from the prospect of maintaining a wide internal and external interest differential after consumer inflation readings in Brazil and the USA. The Brazilian currency once again showed the best performance among the most liquid currencies, amid reports of the inflow of foreign resources into domestic assets. This Friday, for the second day in a row, the Ibovespa broke a new record and reached 197 thousand points.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo