Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.37% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 12.02% or 0.94 points to trade at 8.76 at the close. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) added 7.52% or 1.62 points to end at 23.15 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) was up 5.97% or 0.92 points to 16.34 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which lost 5.00% or 0.50 points to trade at 9.50 in late trade. Qualicorp SA (SA:QUAL3) declined 4.03% or 0.75 points to end at 17.86 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) shed 2.63% or 0.22 points to 8.16.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 193 to 133 and 15 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.67% to 36.00 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 1.73% or 22.85 to $1343.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.86% or 0.90 to hit $49.23 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.70% or 1.02 to trade at $146.57 .
USD/BRL was up 0.63% to 3.2342, while EUR/BRL rose 0.90% to 3.6016.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 95.73.