Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.09% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 4.35% or 1.16 points to trade at 27.81 at the close. BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) added 4.27% or 1.13 points to end at 27.58 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was up 4.21% or 0.55 points to 13.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 2.04% or 0.17 points to trade at 8.17 in late trade. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) declined 1.69% or 0.30 points to end at 17.50 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) shed 1.55% or 0.26 points to 16.56.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 208 to 200 and 33 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.02% to 24.70.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.11% or 1.45 to $1290.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.33% or 1.57 to hit $48.66 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.13% or 0.17 to trade at $128.30 .
USD/BRL was down 0.92% to 3.1458, while EUR/BRL fell 0.60% to 3.7004.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 93.32.