Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.45% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BVMF:B3SA3), which rose 3.89% or 0.43 points to trade at 11.48 at the close. CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3) added 2.43% or 0.13 points to end at 5.47 and BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3) was up 2.23% or 0.49 points to 22.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CTEEP Cia de Transmissao de Energia (BVMF:TRPL4), which lost 4.72% or 1.28 points to trade at 25.82 in late trade. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF:MRVE3) declined 3.86% or 0.28 points to end at 6.98 and Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (BVMF:CYRE3) shed 3.73% or 0.79 points to 20.38.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 617 to 311 and 59 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.75% to 23.61 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.21% or 5.15 to $2,416.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.42% or 0.35 to hit $82.27 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.75% or 4.28 to trade at $249.13 .
USD/BRL was down 0.19% to 5.43, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 5.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 103.78.