Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.64%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which rose 22.52% or 0.91 points to trade at 4.95 at the close. Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3) added 14.29% or 0.26 points to end at 2.08 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) was up 7.79% or 1.40 points to 19.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3), which lost 2.98% or 0.27 points to trade at 8.80 in late trade. Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3) declined 2.67% or 0.25 points to end at 9.11 and Vibra Energia SA (BVMF:VBBR3) shed 1.60% or 0.41 points to 25.28.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 592 to 340 and 49 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.49% to 27.55.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.08% or 27.95 to $2,608.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.38% or 0.26 to hit $69.23 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.56% or 8.88 to trade at $258.28 .
USD/BRL was down 1.08% to 5.57, while EUR/BRL fell 0.83% to 6.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.12.