Key Facts
Ibovespa closed 172,021 down 0.25% on the day and 13.4% below its 52-week high, holding just above the 172,000 line traders now treat as first support
Petrobras led the heavyweights with PETR4 up 1.8% on $297m of turnover and PETR3 up 2.7%, as a fresh spike in crude flattered the oil complex
Vale dragged the index falling 2.0% on $248m of turnover as iron-ore prices softened, the single biggest weight on the tape
the real weakened with USD/BRL at 5.1588, up 0.59% on the day but still 7.7% stronger than its 52-week low of 5.5901
