Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.13% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3), which rose 10.16% or 0.19 points to trade at 2.06 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3) added 7.17% or 0.21 points to end at 3.14 and Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3) was up 6.44% or 0.27 points to 4.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3), which lost 4.13% or 1.55 points to trade at 35.96 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (BVMF:SUZB3) declined 3.81% or 2.17 points to end at 54.83 and IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3) shed 2.15% or 0.67 points to 30.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 480 to 471 and 53 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.86% to 27.38.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.18% or 28.00 to $2,397.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.75% or 0.63 to hit $83.25 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 2.83% or 6.35 to trade at $230.55 .
USD/BRL was down 0.44% to 5.46, while EUR/BRL fell 0.21% to 5.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 104.54.