Ibovespa is contaminated by external pessimism; future index retreats and dollar engages hig

The  Ibovespa futures  opened trading this Thursday (15) down 0.24%, quoted at 120.040 points. The  dollar , in turn, opened today's session up 0.18%, worth BRL 4.8231.

Yesterday (14), the S&P rating agency   revised Brazil's sovereign risk outlook from stable to positive, opening the door for other agencies to do the same. The news took the  Ibovespa

 close to the highs of the session.

Optimism, however, does not follow in today's trading session, which is contaminated by pessimism abroad.

International stock exchanges operate low this morning, with emphasis on the American ones. In  New York , at 08:30 am, the futures of  Dow Jones ,  S&P 500  and Nasdaq futures  were down 0.22%, 0.38% and 0.69%, respectively.

The drop in the indices, according to  Guide Investimentos , reflects yesterday's FOMC decision, which kept the  US  interest rate unchanged, but signaled the possibility of rising twice more this year.

While other Central Banks are moving in the direction of greater monetary contraction, in  China , the PBoC announced yet another cut in interest rates, this time the medium-term ones. On the other hand, data on industrial production and aggregate investment came in below expectations.

For today, the market awaits the European Central Bank 's monetary policy decision  , which should raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. The ECB can also opt for a tougher speech, signaling that it should continue with the tightening in the next meetings.