“The issue of the debt ceiling is one of the priorities of the operators and the optimism around the closing of a pact between Democrats and Republicans has increased,” said the firm CI Banco in an analysis note.
At the local level, it was revealed that the economy grew between January and March for the sixth consecutive quarter, although slightly below what had been previously estimated.
On the other hand, Latin American currencies traded with gains on Friday, amid a slight global decline in the dollar and less aversion to risky assets, as a result of news of progress in negotiations in the United States to raise the ceiling. of public debt.
The Brazilian real appreciated 0.53%, to 5.0095 units per dollar; the Chilean peso rose 0.34%, to 805.50/805.80 per dollar; The Colombian peso recovered 0.62% to 4.465 units per dollar, while the Peruvian sol gained 0.22% to 3.6748/3.6789 units per US currency.