Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3), which rose 5.07% or 0.35 points to trade at 7.25 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3) added 4.24% or 0.28 points to end at 6.89 and Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3) was up 4.14% or 0.14 points to 3.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which lost 5.32% or 2.10 points to trade at 37.34 in late trade. CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) declined 2.20% or 0.11 points to end at 4.88 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (BVMF:PETR4) shed 2.09% or 0.74 points to 34.72.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 470 to 468 and 57 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.96% to 27.28.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.27% or 29.40 to $2,347.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.28% or 0.22 to hit $78.40 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract rose 0.04% or 0.10 to trade at $226.15 .
USD/BRL was up 0.31% to 5.38, while EUR/BRL fell 0.10% to 5.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 105.12.