Why Petroleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras (PBR) Went Down On Monday?

We recently published a list of Chinese Stocks Dominate Monday’s 10 Worst Performers. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Petroleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) stands against other Chinese stocks that performed worst on Monday.

Wall Street’s main indices finished mixed on Monday as investors remained cautious amid the escalating trade tensions globally, with President Donald Trump threatening to slap China anew with a 50-percent tariff if the latter does not withdraw its countermeasure.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq was the sole gainer during the day, up 0.10 percent. In contrast, the Dow Jones declined by 0.91 percent and the S&P 500 dropped by 0.23 percent.

Meanwhile, 10 companies—predominantly Chinese stocks—were sold down as investors moved away to minimize the potential risks from the trade war.

In this article, we have identified Monday’s worst performers and detailed the reasons behind their drop.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with $2 billion market capitalization and $5 million in trading volume.

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Petroleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

Petroleo Brasileiro dropped for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, losing 8.53 percent to end at $12.01 apiece as investors sold off on news that it was unlikely to lower its diesel prices despite a request from Brazil’s energy minister.

A report by Reuters quoting PBR CEO Magda Chambriard said that the company will not bring jitters from overseas to the Brazilian market, after reports that Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira requested her to consider a new cut in the average price of diesel sold to distributors in Brazil.

“We should not do anything now, while the geopolitical scenario is in such anxiety and turbulence,” Chambriard was quoted as saying in an interview with Reuters.

In other news, PBR recently completed the construction of a veterinary center in the Amazon town of Oiapoque, Amapá.

The veterinary center is intended to provide care for wildlife in the event of an oil spill.

Overall, PBR ranks 7th on our list of Chinese stocks that performed worst on Monday. While we acknowledge the potential of PBR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than PBR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.