Key Facts
Brazil starts the week at a record: the Bovespa closed Friday at a fresh high of 174,070, up +0.74% on strong domestic services data, and the real firmed over the weekend to 5.17. It opens Monday from a position of strength.
US markets return from the holiday: Wall Street was closed Friday for Independence Day, so it reopens today carrying Thursday’s rotation into value — the Dow at a record while chips fell. Europe, which did trade Friday, rose with the DAX +0.78%.
Asia opened softer: Korea cooled as the KOSPI fell −1.82%, giving back part of Friday’s huge V-bounce, though Samsung held +0.81%. Japan −0.26% and Taiwan −0.48% slipped, while Hong Kong +0.74% and India +0.66% rose.
Crypto firmed, metals steady: Bitcoin climbed over the weekend to hold above 63,000. Gold and silver’s Thursday surge (+2.03%, +2.69%) still underpins the region’s miners.
