Brazil’s dollar rate (PTAX) rises 0.72% to R$ 5.5013

The U.S. dollar ended Friday, Nov. 6, at R$ 5.5013 on the PTAX, the reference exchange rate published by Brazil's central bank. That is 0.72% above Thursday's close of R$ 5.4621 (Nov. 5). The figures are the selling rate and are also tracked on the RaisLife dollar today page.

How the PTAX bulletins moved

The PTAX is the central bank's benchmark rate, calculated from daily quotes by institutions authorized to trade foreign exchange. It serves as a reference in contracts. It is not the rate charged at currency exchange houses or on purchases abroad, which can include a spread and the IOF, Brazil's tax on financial transactions.

The opening bulletin, at 10:02 a.m. Brasília time, put the selling rate at R$ 5.5048. At 11:09 a.m. it reached R$ 5.5180, the highest of the day's bulletins. It fell to R$ 5.4888 at 12:06 p.m., the lowest, and stood at R$ 5.4936 at 1:06 p.m., in the last intermediate bulletin. The closing rate, also released at 1:06 p.m., is the average of those four bulletins: R$ 5.5013. All are selling rates.

On the closing PTAX, the euro stood at R$ 6.1317, essentially flat against R$ 6.1323 at the previous close (down 0.01%). The central bank's closing bulletin used a parity of 1.1146 U.S. dollars per euro.

Major currencies against the real

Based on the central bank's closing selling rates, 12 of the 16 currencies RaisLife tracks (the dollar included) became more expensive in reais compared with Thursday's close (Nov. 5). Two of those gains were barely noticeable: the Swiss franc, up 0.01%, and the South Korean won, up 0.02%. Only the euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar declined.

The Indian rupee posted the biggest gain, 1.31%, to R$ 5,858 per 100 rupees. The Mexican peso followed with a 1.30% rise (R$ 0.2955 per peso). The Australian dollar had the biggest drop, 0.54%, to R$ 3,781 per unit. Over the week, since the close on Oct. 30, the Chilean peso rose the most, 3.15%, to R$ 5,637 per 1.000 pesos. Each currency's quote and history is on the RaisLife exchange rates page.

Ibovespa

According to Yahoo Finance data used by RaisLife, the Ibovespa, the benchmark stock index of Brazil's B3 exchange, closed Friday (Nov. 6) at about 168.500 points (168.498). That is up 1.39% from 166.192 points on Thursday (Nov. 5).

The figures come from Yahoo Finance and may differ slightly from those published by B3.

Fuel prices

In the latest weekly survey by Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP), covering Oct. 25 to 31, the average retail price nationwide was R$ 6.48 per liter for regular gasoline, R$ 4.13 for hydrous ethanol and R$ 7.31 for S10 diesel.

Sources

• Banco Central do Brasil: PTAX quotes and bulletins
• Banco Central do Brasil: closing exchange rates
• Yahoo Finance: Ibovespa (^BVSP)
• ANP: fuel price survey

Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: RaisLife economy dashboard.