Ibovespa opens stable, with Casas Bahia (BHIA3) soaring

O Ibovespa opened this Monday’s session (29) close to stability, and at around 10:20 am, the index advanced 0.01%, to 126,539 points.

O Petroleum operates in decline this morning, while the Petrobras has mixed performance: Petrobras ON (PETR3), -0.09% at R$43.70 and Petrobras PN (PETR4), +0.05% at R$41.43.

Already the iron ore fell 0.51% this morning in Dalian, China, while the OK (VALE3) rose 0.21% to R$62.87.

The biggest increase in Ibov at the beginning of the session it is from Casas Bahia (BHIA3), +16.18% at R$6.34, after the company announced a request for extrajudicial recovery. Rede D’Or (RDOR3), +3.75% at R$26.82 and Azul (AZUL4), +2.76% at R$10.04, complete the top-3.

At the negative end of the Bovespa indexPetroReconcavo (RECV3) leads the losses with -1.95% at R$ 22.16, followed by Magazine Luiza (MGLU3), -1.40% at R$ 1.41 and 3R Petroleum (RRRP3), -1, 27% at R$34.90.

On investors’ radar

The week is marked by the United States’ monetary policy decision, which takes place on Wednesday. The tendency is for the Fomc not to cut interest rates, but the authority’s statement should impact the mood of global markets.

Still on an international level, the payroll employment report will be released on Friday, an important indicator of the North American labor market, which also tends to impact the direction of stock markets.

Here, the economic agenda is more empty, due to the May 1st holiday. But the week has important balance sheets, such as Weg (WEGE3), Santander (SANB11) and Bradesco (BBDC4).

Biggest highs and lows of Ibovespa

Dollar exchange rate

A dollar exchange rate today drops 0.11% to R$5.1097.

O Dolar today follows the devaluation of treasury yields in the United States, with investors waiting for new signals about the conduct of monetary policy.

Asian stocks rise, keeping an eye on the Chinese real estate market

Asian stock markets closed higher this Monday (29), after Wall Street ended the last week on a positive note and as shares of developers jumped in China and Hong Kong, in reaction to the news that a major Chinese city eliminated restrictions on housing purchases.

Today, in mainland China, the Shanghai Composite index rose 0.79%, to 3,113.04 points, and the less comprehensive Shenzhen Composite index had a more significant gain, of 2.31%, to 1,768.44 points. In the real estate sector, China Vanke shares jumped 10%, reaching the daily value limit, and Poly Developments & Holdings Group rose 7.4%, following news that Chengdu, capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan, will no longer assess the qualifications of potential home buyers.

Also reacting to the news from Chengdu, the Hang Seng registered an increase of 0.54% in Hong Kong, to 17,746.91 points, with emphasis on developers such as Country Garden Services (+11%), Longfor Group (+7.1%) and China Overseas Land & Investment (+4%).

Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.17% in Seoul to 2,687.44 and Taiex rose 1.86% in Taiwan to 20,495.52.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange did not operate today due to a holiday in Japan, but the yen fluctuated sharply against the dollar overnight, first reaching a 34-year low and then recovering strongly amid rumors of Japanese government intervention in the market. exchange rate.

The appetite for risk in the Asian region also came after the New York stock exchanges closed with widespread gains on Friday (26), especially in technology stocks, amid enthusiasm with quarterly earnings from big tech companies Alphabet and Microsoft.

Weak data on Chinese industrial profit, which suffered an annual drop of 3.5% in March, ended up taking a backseat.

In Oceania, the Australian stock market was also in the black today, with the help of shares in the real estate and financial sectors. The S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.81% in Sydney, to 7,637.40 points.

*With information from Dow Jones Newswires and Estadão Conteúdo

Last closing of Ibovespa

O Ibovespa ended Friday’s session (26) up 1.51%, at 126,526.27 points.