Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gerdau SA Pref (SA:GGBR4), which rose 8.16% or 1.13 points to trade at 14.97 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 5.85% or 0.60 points to end at 10.85 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was up 5.37% or 0.55 points to 10.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which lost 3.63% or 0.67 points to trade at 17.78 in late trade. Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3) declined 2.02% or 0.57 points to end at 27.58 and Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) shed 1.81% or 0.29 points to 15.71.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 270 to 172 and 35 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.36% to 30.86.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.27% or 3.50 to $1322.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $63.59 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.21% or 1.50 to trade at $122.58 .
USD/BRL was down 0.42% to 3.2148, while EUR/BRL rose 0.32% to 3.8697.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 91.65.