Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.75%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3), which rose 6.61% or 0.31 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3) added 6.07% or 0.33 points to end at 5.77 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4) was up 6.02% or 0.13 points to 2.29 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3), which lost 10.64% or 0.05 points to trade at 0.42 in late trade. Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:CXSE3) declined 3.81% or 0.60 points to end at 15.13 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5) shed 3.18% or 0.40 points to 12.19.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 661 to 295 and 49 ended unchanged on the B3 Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 10.22% to 35.74.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.25% or 32.64 to $2,640.74 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.57% or 1.11 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.12% or 0.39 to trade at $323.36 .
USD/BRL was down 1.11% to 6.09, while EUR/BRL fell 0.50% to 6.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 107.58.