Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.59% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3), which rose 30.35% or 9.87 points to trade at 42.39 at the close. Alpargatas SA (BVMF:ALPA4) added 4.20% or 0.33 points to end at 8.19 and Magazine Luiza SA (BVMF:MGLU3) was up 4.08% or 0.52 points to 13.26 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pet Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:PETZ3), which lost 8.90% or 0.34 points to trade at 3.48 in late trade. Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) declined 5.08% or 0.75 points to end at 14.00 and Energy of Minas Gerais Co Preferred (BVMF:CMIG4) shed 4.01% or 0.48 points to 11.49.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 638 to 309 and 54 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.21% to 25.81.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.56% or 13.90 to $2,493.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.31% or 1.01 to hit $77.99 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.05% or 2.50 to trade at $239.50 .
USD/BRL was up 0.19% to 5.48, while EUR/BRL fell 0.26% to 6.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 102.88.