Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3), which rose 6.14% or 2.99 points to trade at 51.69 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3) added 5.99% or 0.44 points to end at 7.79 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) was up 3.55% or 0.48 points to 13.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3), which lost 3.91% or 0.39 points to trade at 9.59 in late trade. Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4) declined 3.66% or 0.18 points to end at 4.74 and Minerva SA/Brazil (BVMF:BEEF3) shed 2.83% or 0.21 points to 7.20.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 560 to 359 and 71 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.91% to 26.14.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.80% or 20.10 to $2,546.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $69.19 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.11% or 0.27 to trade at $243.43 .
USD/BRL was down 1.13% to 5.58, while EUR/BRL fell 0.79% to 6.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 101.03.