(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Brazil's main stock gauge inched higher on Wednesday, with the Ibovespa up 0.65% to 142,603.66, while the real firmed to R$5.46 per dollar.

The mood improved after Eletrobras advanced its exit from nuclear assets, easing a long-standing overhang, and a central-bank director said the economy is slowing as expected but not tipping into recession.

The day's leaders told the story. Assaí and homebuilder MRV rallied on the prospect that a cooling-but still functioning-economy helps domestic demand and housing credit.

Drug retailer RD Saúde climbed after a target-price upgrade, and education groups Cogna and Yduqs gained as risk appetite broadened.



On the losing side, Embraer slipped after recent strength and the prior day's firm orders; oil producer Prio softened with earlier crude volatility; Brava Energia fell; and financials Banco do Brasil and Caixa Seguridade drifted lower.

Behind the tape, two forces are at work. First, corporate housekeeping: Eletrobras' move to offload its Eletronuclear stake removes dividend and liability uncertainty and advances the company's post-privatization focus.

Second, policy credibility: the central bank's message-tight rates are doing their job without crushing growth-keeps investors engaged with Brazil's carry and equity story.
Brazil stocks steady on global tailwinds
That backdrop helped consumer, housing, and healthcare shares outweigh weakness in some energy names. (Embraer 's pullback followed an order package announced a day earlier totaling R$1.8 billion, about $340 million.)

Abroad, U.S. equities were mixed to higher on bank earnings and chip strength, Europe edged up, and Asia finished broadly firmer.

Trade headlines remained noisy, but a softer dollar and a modest rebound in oil steadied risk sentiment-enough to support Brazil into the close despite wobbly iron-ore prices.

Technically, the 4-hour chart shows momentum repair-MACD turning up and RSI back toward neutral as prices retake mid-range.

The daily chart is steadier but not yet persuasive: resistance sits near 142,900–144,200, with support around 141,700 and 140,200.

A decisive break above ~143,000 would put September's highs back in view; a slip below ~141,000 would keep trading boxed in a choppy 140k–143k range.

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