The dollar closed up about 0.4% in Brazil at R$5.51 on Friday (6), following the release of US employment data. The Ibovespa, the Brazilian stock exchange’s main index, rose approximately 1.4% to 168,500 points.
For the week, the US currency gained 1.20% against the real, while the Ibovespa rose 0.29%. The commercial dollar ended Friday’s session at R$5.511, up 0.44%.
The US report showed that 165,000 jobs were created in the previous month, above the 65,000 expected by economists. The data strengthened the dollar abroad and influenced expectations about upcoming decisions by the Federal Reserve, the US central bank.
In Brazil, investors also monitored statements by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva about the economy in the next term. He said the government intends to maintain fiscal and social responsibility.
