Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which rose 4.46% or 0.64 points to trade at 15.00 at the close. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) added 3.87% or 2.90 points to end at 77.90 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) was up 2.79% or 1.70 points to 62.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which lost 6.65% or 0.65 points to trade at 9.13 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 5.03% or 0.48 points to end at 9.06 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) shed 4.67% or 1.39 points to 28.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 213 to 180 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.00% to 31.55.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 6.46 to $1276.06 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.91% or 1.53 to hit $54.17 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.77% or 2.20 to trade at $126.58 .
USD/BRL was down 1.65% to 3.2363, while EUR/BRL fell 2.03% to 3.7566.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 94.72.