Bag opens without direction; VALE3, AZUL4 and BHIA3 rise, PETR4 fluctuates

The Ibovespa operates with a slight increase in the first deals this Monday (29), following the New York futures indexes, which continue to wait for the Fed’s monetary policy decision next Wednesday. Now, the Ibov rises 0.05%, to 126,589.90 points. Shares of Vale (VALE3), Eletrobras (ELET6), airlines and construction companies rise. The large banks operate mixed, as do the shares of Petrobras (PETR4), education companies, meatpacking companies, junior oil companies and retailers. Steel companies are retreating today. On the national scene, the president of the Central Bank, Roberto Campos Neto, will give a lecture at an Insper event, starting at 6:30 pm. President Lula meets with Labor Minister Luiz Marinho at 10am and with Haddad at 5pm. Still on the radar are the actions of the Casas Bahia Group, which announced yesterday (28) the renegotiation of R$4.1 billion in debts through Extrajudicial Recovery. The shares have not yet been auctioned today. The plan extends the average maturity period by 50 months, in addition to reducing the average cost by 1.5 pp and debt payments until 2027 by R$4.3 billion. On Wall Street, futures indexes operate higher, at the start of a week marked by American monetary policy, with the Fed ready to release its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday. (Felipe Alves)