Ibovespa falls 0.75% and the dollar closes at R$5.44; Nasdaq futures fall 3.50% and gold loses US$4,000
Index ends October with a drop of 9.88%, the biggest monthly drop since 2022. The currency has the biggest weekly increase since 2008, and American futures close in the red.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · 3 MIN
The trading session this Friday (30) closed in risk aversion. The Ibovespa fell 0.75%, to 167,921.80 points, and the dollar rose 1.00%, to R$5.44. Outside, Nasdaq futures fell 3.50%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.82% and the VIX advanced 12.91%, to 19.42 points.
Brazil: stock market in the worst month since 2022 and dollar soaring
With today's drop, the Ibovespa ended October with a loss of 9.88%, the biggest monthly loss since 2022. The index had renewed historical highs and surpassed 209 thousand points, but accumulated losses in the week, with fiscal and external fears, according to InfoMoney.
The dollar rose for the third session in a row and closed at R$5.44. The currency rose 9.04% in the post-election week, the biggest weekly increase since October 2008, and 5.20% in October, according to Money Times.
In interest rates, the 10-year Treasury marked 4.93, with a negative variation of 1.20% on the day. The DXY index, which measures the dollar against a basket of strong currencies, was at 101.94 (−0.10%).
Abroad: technology leads losses and gold loses US$4,000
In the United States, the Nasdaq futures closed at 28,527.25 points (−3.50%), and the Micro Nasdaq futures followed the same movement, at 28,526.50. The S&P 500 futures ended at 7,613.25 (−1.82%) and the Dow futures ended at 51,925.00 (−1.12%).
Gold fell 3.63% to US$3,885.10, below US$4,000 and at its lowest level since September 2025. Silver retreated and lost 13.51% in October. According to the newsroom's articles, the sale of technology shares, concerns about spending on artificial intelligence and inflation on the radar weighed heavily. WTI oil rose 0.91% to US$102.93 and bitcoin lost 1.43% to US$76,675.87.
Companies and other topics of the day
CSN signed a 10-day exclusive agreement with Chinese company Huaxin to sell its cement division for R$12.7 billion. Analysts see relief in leverage, but demand new divestments. Petrobras closed October with refineries at 98% utilization and is targeting fewer imports, according to Money Times.
Binance stated that Brazilian customer funds are protected after an attack and that it maintains reserves of US$6.34 billion. Withdrawals of virtual assets remain suspended, with no date for resumption. Meta reached a settlement in a social media addiction case and avoided trial in the USA. YouTube and TikTok also reached an agreement, and only Snap goes to trial in this case.
What to follow
On the radar are the fiscal and external fear that weighed on the Ibovespa this week and the behavior of the dollar after the biggest weekly rise since 2008. In metals, the focus remains on the sale of technology and spending on AI, cited as pressure on gold and silver.
The exclusivity agreement between CSN and Huaxin has a period of 10 days to pave the way for definitive contracts. Regarding Binance, it remains to be seen when withdrawals will resume. Today is also the deadline for Simples Nacional companies to settle outstanding issues and define how to pay IBS and CBS.
In foreign policy, Lula could meet Trump again at a summit in 2026, with Asean and G20 as options in November or December. A 25% tariff and rare earths are on the agenda, according to Gazeta do Povo.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
