Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumption and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.85%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3), which rose 4.35% or 1.76 points to trade at 42.18 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 2.93% or 0.27 points to end at 9.49 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) was up 2.86% or 0.22 points to 7.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which lost 2.26% or 0.24 points to trade at 10.39 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 2.07% or 0.31 points to end at 14.65 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) shed 2.02% or 0.40 points to 19.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 243 to 200 and 40 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.55% to 43.60 a new 52-week high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.54% or 18.40 to $1212.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.09% or 0.74 to hit $68.57 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.55% or 3.60 to trade at $104.88 .
USD/BRL was down 0.10% to 4.1082, while EUR/BRL rose 0.53% to 4.7736.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 95.06.