Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 5.97% or 1.42 points to trade at 25.19 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 5.47% or 1.13 points to end at 21.78 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 5.38% or 1.95 points to 38.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4), which lost 2.78% or 0.43 points to trade at 15.06 in late trade. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) declined 2.10% or 0.26 points to end at 12.13 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) shed 2.06% or 0.45 points to 21.44.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 283 to 167 and 43 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.53% to 41.56.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1229.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.96% or 0.66 to hit $69.31 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.16% or 0.20 to trade at $121.85 .
USD/BRL was down 0.11% to 3.7205, while EUR/BRL rose 0.43% to 4.2826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 95.42.