Saturday, May 23, 2026 · Covering Friday May 22 session
Summary
Ibovespa market report: Brazil’s benchmark fell 0.81% to 176,209.61 on Friday May 22 as Iran’s refusal to ship enriched uranium abroad complicated the US peace talks, Petrobras dropped near 2%, and the real weakened back above R$5 to 5.0398. Wall Street closed at records into Memorial Day; Brazil decoupled lower. The 177,284 Kijun gate is now overhead resistance.
The Big Three
The Ibovespa closed Friday at 176,209.61 (−0.81%, −1,440.25 pts), range 174,893.37–177,648.58, opening at the day high in a clean Open=High bearish print. Petrobras fell near 2% as Brent slipped to $102.58 mid-session; Santander, Itausa, Ambev and Rede D’Or each lost about 1%. The index now sits below the Kijun gate cluster 177,284/177,720 that has capped every rally this week.
