Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.71% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4), which rose 6.42% or 0.70 points to trade at 11.60 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) added 6.29% or 1.27 points to end at 21.46 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) was up 5.30% or 2.17 points to 43.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4), which lost 3.17% or 1.20 points to trade at 36.70 in late trade. Cosan SA Industria e Comercio (SA:CSAN3) declined 1.70% or 0.56 points to end at 32.42 and Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3) shed 1.18% or 0.22 points to 18.48.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 240 to 212 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 1.97% to 48.59.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.99% or 11.90 to $1187.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.77% or 0.55 to hit $72.12 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.43% or 1.40 to trade at $99.25 .
USD/BRL was down 0.78% to 3.9996, while EUR/BRL fell 1.67% to 4.6570.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.76% at 94.59.