Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.51%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 4.93% or 0.67 points to trade at 14.27 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 3.98% or 1.34 points to end at 35.05 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 3.95% or 0.98 points to 25.78 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which lost 3.15% or 1.15 points to trade at 35.35 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 2.82% or 1.59 points to end at 54.88 and Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) shed 2.52% or 0.79 points to 30.59.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 283 to 191 and 29 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.14% to 29.47.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.80% or 10.70 to $1346.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.53% or 0.34 to hit $64.84 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.11% or 0.14 to trade at $122.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.14% to 3.1863, while EUR/BRL rose 0.25% to 3.9553.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 88.92.