Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 3.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which rose 14.76% or 1.33 points to trade at 10.34 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 13.85% or 0.45 points to end at 3.70 and Vale SA (SA:VALE5) was up 11.35% or 0.79 points to 7.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3), which lost 1.60% or 0.29 points to trade at 17.80 in late trade. Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) declined 1.33% or 0.08 points to end at 5.93 and WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) shed 0.41% or 0.06 points to 14.68.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 186 to 95 and 28 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.35% to 51.15.
In commodities trading, Gold for April delivery was up 1.36% or 15.50 to $1156.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.00% or 0.65 to hit $31.64 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.28% or 1.55 to trade at $123.03 .
USD/BRL was down 0.10% to 3.8916, while EUR/BRL rose 0.77% to 4.3593.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.71% at 96.56.