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The Ibovespa edged down 0.2% to close at 206,506 on Wednesday in a volatile session amid weak economic data and an unfavorable external backdrop. Services activity contracted 0.1% in August, missing expectations for a 0.5% increase. Brazil’s Industrial Business Confidence Index rose 1.3 points to 46.2 in October but remained below the 50-point threshold, marking 22 consecutive months of pessimism. Oil prices extended their gains, stoking concerns over energy-driven inflation, while hotter-than-expected US CPI data pressured lenders amid increasing bets of a the Federal Reserve’s rate hike. Major banks declined, with Itaú down 1.4% and Bradesco losing 2.5%. Other financial stocks also fell, with B3 shedding 1.9% and Itaúsa losing 1.6%. Miners extended their losses, with Vale down 0.7% as Chinese iron ore prices continued to decline. In contrast, Petrobras rose 2.2% as oil prices resumed their climb. Investors awaited a new presidential runoff poll after the market close.

Ibovespa Slips Amid Weak Economic Data

The Dow Jones Index decreased 95 points or 0.18 percent on Wednesday to close at 51575 points. The decline was led by Caterpillar (-3.31%), Nvidia (-3.22%) and Alphabet (-2.96%). On the upside, the strongest performers were UnitedHealth (4.86%), Merck (3.85%) and Walmart (3.33%).

The Dow Jones Index Closes 0.18% Lower

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.1% to close at 35,584 on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in the banking and mining sectors. Oil prices extended their gains, stoking concerns over energy-driven inflation, while hotter-than-expected US CPI data pressured lenders amid uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook. Major banks declined, with BMO and National Bank both shedding 0.9%. Miners extended their losses as gold and silver prices continued to fall, with Agnico Eagle down 4.6%, Barrick losing 4% and WPM shedding 4.8%. In technology, Celestica plunged 9.2% as US chipmakers posted sharp losses, while Shopify fell 2.2%. In contrast, energy producers mostly advanced as oil prices resumed their climb, with Suncor up 1% and Imperial Oil adding 0.6%. Retailers also gained, with ATD rising 2.9% and Loblaw advancing 2.8%.

TSX Falls as Banks and Miners Slide

Brent crude rose to around $106 a barrel on Wednesday amid renewed attacks across the Middle East and the IEA’s latest assessment of the oil market. The agency’s October Oil Market Report warned that constraints in diesel markets could persist well into 2027, with fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia threatening to derail a recovery in global oil supply. Fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis continued to escalate, with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy reporting an overnight attack on an administrative building belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco. The incident followed a series of Houthi attacks on Riyadh over the past week. A Saudi-led coalition reportedly struck Houthi energy terminals and fuel reserves in Yemen. Meanwhile, tensions between the US and Iran remained elevated. US Central Command rejected claims by the commander of Iran’s IRGC Navy that the Strait of Hormuz was under Iranian control and that any approaching US Navy warships would be “sunk.”.

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