The Ibovespa rose 1% to trade above 177,000 on Tuesday after Brazil's mid-July inflation report came in below expectations. Annual inflation slowed to 4.52%, below forecasts of 4.67% and down from 4.8% in June. The softer reading, together with June's lower-than-expected inflation data, reinforced expectations of a 25-basis-point Selic rate cut next week. Financials posted gains, with Itaú, Itaúsa, and Banco do Brasil up around 1.5%, while Bradesco gained nearly 2%. Bradesco and Santander (+2%) are due to report earnings on Wednesday. Utilities also advanced, with Axia rising nearly 3% and Sabesp adding almost 1.5%. Ambev gained about 2% ahead of its earnings release on Thursday. WEG extended recent gains, rising 1% after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to Neutral from Sell, citing more balanced market expectations. The company secured a contract from ENGIE Brasil to supply generating units for the R$1.2 billion Jaguara hydroelectric plant expansion project.
Brazil's main stock market index, the IBOVESPA, rose to 176981 points on July 28, 2026, gaining 0.94% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.18% and is up 33.34% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Brazil. Historically, the Ibovespa reached an all time high of 199355 in April of 2026. Ibovespa - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on July 28 of 2026.
Brazil's main stock market index, the IBOVESPA, rose to 176981 points on July 28, 2026, gaining 0.94% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.18% and is up 33.34% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Brazil. The Ibovespa is expected to trade at 170375.28 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 155158.40 in 12 months time.