Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 2.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which rose 6.44% or 2.75 points to trade at 45.45 at the close. B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) added 5.23% or 1.56 points to end at 31.41 and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) was up 5.00% or 0.68 points to 14.28 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3), which lost 2.22% or 0.98 points to trade at 43.13 in late trade. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) declined 1.15% or 0.23 points to end at 19.71 and Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) shed 0.96% or 0.12 points to 12.38.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 238 to 116 and 29 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 1.60% to 32.94.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.41% or 5.00 to $1225.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.91% or 0.63 to hit $68.33 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.06% or 1.14 to trade at $108.22 .
USD/BRL was down 0.95% to 3.7143, while EUR/BRL fell 0.90% to 4.3054.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 94.88.