Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Financials and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.44% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which rose 7.33% or 2.52 points to trade at 36.89 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 5.23% or 1.53 points to end at 30.78 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) was up 4.96% or 1.60 points to 33.86 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which lost 5.62% or 2.17 points to trade at 36.43 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 4.09% or 2.09 points to end at 49.00 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 3.98% or 0.89 points to 21.49.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 257 to 171 and 31 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.08% to 36.20.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.91% or 11.70 to $1295.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.10% or 0.51 to hit $47.05 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.71% or 2.70 to trade at $102.20 .
USD/BRL was down 0.86% to 3.7572, while EUR/BRL fell 0.35% to 4.2834.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 95.797.