# Dollar closes down 0.10% at R$5.5058 on spot market

> The dollar fell 0.10% against the real to R$5.5058 as the U.S. currency weakened broadly. Investors also assessed President Lula’s first national address since his re-election, which reiterated fiscal responsibility but offered few specific economic measures.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T21:09:01.501Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90160-dollar-closes-down-0-10-at-r-5-5058-on-spot-market
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A softer dollar against the real marginally reduces the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients, while also potentially reducing Brazilian exporters’ currency advantage. The effect on agricultural prices is indirect and limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-11-09 | [Ringgit surges against US dollar at close \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50409-ringgit-surges-against-us-dollar-at-close-malay-mail.md) | -0.1% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2017-06-29 | [Dollar Bull Market Is Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70708-dollar-bull-market-is-over.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2019-06-19 | [Dollar Drops on Fed Comments -- Market Talk - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7437-dollar-drops-on-fed-comments-market-talk-wsj.md) | -1.1% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2023-12-14 | [Euro-Dollar Closing On 1.10 As ECB Resists Rate Cut Bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8300-euro-dollar-closing-on-1-10-as-ecb-resists-rate-cut-bets.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2020-10-22 | [Goldman Sachs: Commodities bull market ahead on dollar, inflation risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50555-goldman-sachs-commodities-bull-market-ahead-on-dollar-inflation-risk.md) | +0.8% | -1.1% |
| USDBRL | 2017-11-06 | [U.S. Dollar Slides Against Emerging Markets on Low Yields - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68183-u-s-dollar-slides-against-emerging-markets-on-low-yields-wsj.md) | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| USDBRL | 2022-05-26 | [Emerging-markets currencies stay strong despite dollar’s rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41608-emerging-markets-currencies-stay-strong-despite-dollar-s-rise.md) | -1.5% | +8.0% |
| USDBRL | 2023-03-20 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Latam currencies rise against soft dollar \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37068-emerging-markets-latam-currencies-rise-against-soft-dollar-kitco-news.md) | -0.6% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- br.investing.com: https://br.investing.com/news/forex-news/dolar-a-vista-fecha-em-queda-de-010-a-r55058-na-venda-2121242
- economia.uol.com.br: https://economia.uol.com.br/noticias/reuters/2026/11/09/dolar-a-vista-fecha-em-queda-de-010-a-r55058-na-venda.htm

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