The stock exchange is running flat after IPCA-15 and is trying to maintain 129k

The Ibovespa index starts the day slightly lower, trying to maintain 129,000 points, while investors reflect on October data on IPCA-15 and await the balance sheets of companies, including Vale. Big bank stocks are falling, while Vale (VALE3) is oscillating and Petrobras (PETR4) is heading lower. The trade dollar rises to R$5.70 and futures interest rates advance across the entire curve. The October IPCA-15 was 0.54% and was 0.41 percentage points higher than the September result (0.13%); Reuters forecasts indicated an increase of 0.50%. In the year, IPCA-15 recorded an increase of 3.71%, and in the past 12 months by 4.47%, higher than the 4.12% observed in the immediately preceding 12 months. In October 2023, the rate was 0.21%. After the close, Q3 numbers are expected from Vale (VALE3), Suzano (SUZB3) and Multiplan (MULT3). Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has already arrived in Washington; Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto is expected to hold a press conference after the meeting of finance ministers and G20 presidents. On Wall Street, Dow Jones futures fell 0.12%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.54% and Nasdaq futures advanced 0.82%, reflecting corporate results. (Felipe Alves)