The dollar jumped against the real in the first negotiations this Thursday (28), surpassing the level of R$ 5.97 — reaching almost R$ 5.9983 —, with the market reacting to the announcement on the eve of the package of measures of spending containment by the government, which was accompanied by an Income Tax reform project.
At 9:06 am, the spot dollar rose 1.11%, to R$5.9795 on sale. On B3, the first-month dollar futures contract rose 0.26%, to R$5.975.
On Wednesday, the spot dollar closed the day with an increase of 1.80%, at 5.9141 reais. This was the highest nominal closing price since the real began to circulate in July 1994.
In this session, the Central Bank will auction up to 15,000 traditional currency swap contracts for the purpose of rolling over the maturity date of January 2, 2025.
