Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gafisa SA (SA:GFSA3), which rose 12.45% or 0.310 points to trade at 2.800 at the close. Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) added 10.43% or 2.72 points to end at 28.80 and Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) was up 9.79% or 9.37 points to 105.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BR Properties SA (SA:BRPR3), which lost 6.83% or 0.77 points to trade at 10.51 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) declined 6.65% or 0.52 points to end at 7.30 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) shed 2.96% or 0.50 points to 16.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 171 to 107 and 6 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.74% to 32.87.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was down 2.24% or 27.10 to $1182.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.89% or 1.10 to hit $59.69 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 1.35% or 1.88 to trade at $137.28 .
USD/BRL was up 1.82% to 3.0164, while EUR/BRL rose 2.70% to 3.3850.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.46% at 94.87.