Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.75% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 5.92% or 1.57 points to trade at 28.09 at the close. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) added 4.38% or 0.65 points to end at 15.50 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was up 4.23% or 0.61 points to 15.02 in late trade.
Biggest losers included RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which lost 3.85% or 0.39 points to trade at 9.75 in late trade. TAESA UNT N2 (SA:TAEE11) declined 1.26% or 0.29 points to end at 22.78 and WEG SA (SA:WEGE3) shed 1.02% or 0.22 points to 21.43.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 258 to 131 and 37 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.31% to 27.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.38% or 5.06 to $1339.44 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.97% or 0.47 to hit $49.13 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.05% or 0.07 to trade at $128.17 .
USD/BRL was down 0.49% to 3.1018, while EUR/BRL fell 0.45% to 3.6970.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.20.