Ibovespa Rises 0.23% as Itaú’s Strong Q4 Earnings Lift Brazilian Stocks

2026-02-06 - 09:05

Brazil’s Ibovespa index closed Thursday’s session up 0.23% at 182,127.25 points, buoyed by Itaú Unibanco’s (ITUB4) exceptional quarterly results that exceeded market expectations. The Brazilian benchmark bucked the negative trend on Wall Street, where major indices fell more than 1% amid weak employment data and concerns over big tech’s artificial intelligence spending. The Brazilian real