Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Electric Power and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CTEEP Cia de Transmissao de Energia (BVMF:TRPL4), which rose 5.34% or 1.27 points to trade at 25.05 at the close. Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3) added 2.31% or 0.15 points to end at 6.65 and Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3) was up 2.70% or 1.18 points to 44.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which lost 5.99% or 0.37 points to trade at 5.81 in late trade. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3) declined 2.47% or 0.30 points to end at 11.84 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) shed 2.20% or 0.34 points to 15.12.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 516 to 385 and 69 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 14.47% to 35.53 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.82% or 21.65 to $2,647.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.04% or 2.23 to hit $75.47 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.95% or 4.87 to trade at $254.92 .
USD/BRL was down 0.21% to 5.58, while EUR/BRL unchanged 0.08% to 6.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 102.64.