Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumption and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.93% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which rose 4.53% or 1.12 points to trade at 25.84 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 4.17% or 0.27 points to end at 6.75 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 4.12% or 1.34 points to 33.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4), which lost 2.42% or 0.14 points to trade at 5.65 in late trade. BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) declined 1.36% or 0.38 points to end at 27.60 and BM&FBovespa SA (SA:BVMF3) shed 1.14% or 0.26 points to 22.58.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 240 to 150 and 30 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.28% to 25.37.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.24% or 3.14 to $1291.56 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.65% or 0.80 to hit $47.61 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.70% or 0.90 to trade at $127.92 .
USD/BRL was up 0.09% to 3.1447, while EUR/BRL rose 0.03% to 3.7110.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.23.