Key facts

Brazil’s Ibovespa index jumped +1.21% to close at 170,370.38 on Monday, June 22, a gain of more than 2,000 points.

The advance pushed the index back above 170,000 and lifted it off the support line it had defended for weeks.

Lower oil prices, after a weekend U.S.-Iran summit, eased inflation worries and lifted risk appetite.

The big banks led: Itau and Bradesco rose nearly 2%, Banco do Brasil about 1%.