Brazilian stock market advanced 4.93%; the financial volume this Friday totaled R$33.7 billion
Ibovespa renewed its historic high this Friday (10) for the third day in a row. This was the 16th record in 2026. The Brazilian stock market closed above 197 thousand points for the first time, with financial agents expecting peace negotiations between the United States and Iran scheduled for the weekend. The financial volume this Friday totaled R$33.7 billion.
The Brazilian stock market reference index, Ibovespa .BVSP rose 1.12%, to 197,323.87 points, a new closing record, after reaching 197,553.64 at the session high, a new intraday top. At the minimum, it recorded 195,129.25 points. During the week, it increased 4.93%.
US and Iranian officials meet in Islamabad, Pakistan, starting on Saturday, just days after the announcement of a ceasefire in a war that began in late February with attacks by the US and Israel against Iran and spread across the Middle East.
O Ibovespa has resisted risk aversion and the search for liquidity triggered by the conflict. Despite the negative performance of Ibovespa in March, the stock exchange still recorded a net inflow of foreign capital, which persisted in April.
This Friday, in addition to the external scenario, investors also reflected on the Brazilian macroeconomic agenda, with the March IPCA rising 0.88%, the biggest increase in about a year, surpassing economists’ forecasts, which pointed to an increase of 0.77%.
Highlight of the day
- HAPVIDA ON HAPV3.SA soared 13.05% after announcing changes to its management.
- AZZAS 2154 ON AZZA3.SA fell 10.88%, amid the announcement that the president of the “Fashion & Lifestyle” unit, Ruy Kameyama, will leave the company at the end of April to “dedicate himself to new personal and professional projects”.
- ENGIE BRASIL ON EGIE3.SA advanced 4.64%, renewing historic highs and extending the increase in April to almost 10%.
- ALLOS ON ALOS3.SArose 1.92%, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Kinea Investimentos for the potential creation of a real estate investment fund (FII) in a transaction that may involve a primary offering of shares in the potential new FII worth between R$789.5 million and R$1.97 billion.
- DIRECIONAL ON DIRR3.SA appreciated by 0.77%, against the backdrop of an operational preview of the first quarter, with a 19% increase in net sales.
- ITAÚ UNIBANCO PN ITUB4.SA advanced 0.7%, in another positive day for banks on the Ibovespa. BTG PACTUAL UNIT BPAC11.SA was the exception and closed down 0.43%.
- B3 ON B3SA3.SArose 1.83%, further endorsed by a report from Citi analysts, who raised the share recommendation for purchase and the target price of the shares from R$19 to R$23.
- PETROBRAS PN PETR4.Sappreciated 2.36%, even with the decline in oil abroad.
- VALE ON VALE3.SA closed up 1.06%, even with the negative closing of iron ore futures in China.
*Reuters
