Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Electric Power, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 6.70% or 2.82 points to trade at 44.94 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) added 4.82% or 0.73 points to end at 15.87 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) was up 3.80% or 0.60 points to 16.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included WEG SA (SA:WEGE3), which lost 3.37% or 0.79 points to trade at 22.66 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 3.21% or 0.35 points to end at 10.55 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) shed 2.49% or 0.56 points to 21.92.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 208 to 182 and 34 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.02% to 28.68.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 6.59 to $1304.01 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.60% or 0.80 to hit $50.70 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.10% or 1.48 to trade at $136.38 .
USD/BRL was down 0.15% to 3.1300, while EUR/BRL fell 0.98% to 3.7245.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 92.20.