Ibovespa Extends Rally to Fourth Session

2025-12-15 14:22 By Isabela Couto 1 min. read

The Ibovespa climbed nearly 1% on Monday, trading close to the 162,000 mark, tracking gains in US markets and extending its rally to a fourth consecutive session.

Investors digested fresh domestic data, with the central bank’s Focus Bulletin showing the median CPI forecast easing again to 4.36% from 4.40%, while expectations for the Selic rate in 2026 were also revised lower to 12.13% from 12.25%.

At the same time, the IBC-Br economic activity index signaled a 0.2% month-on-month contraction.

On the corporate front, Rede D’Or São Luiz was among the top performers, surging more than 4% after approving the distribution of Interest on Equity and dividends to shareholders.

Braskem also gained over 4% after announcing that conglomerate Novonor had signed an agreement to sell its controlling stake to private equity firm IG4 Capital.

Major banks advanced as well, led by Itaú, up 0.7%, and Bradesco, which rose more than 1%.



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