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 gained 1.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 8.38% or 0.95 points to trade at 12.29 at the close. Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) added 6.55% or 1.92 points to end at 31.23 and Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11) was up 5.80% or 1.89 points to 34.49 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5), which lost 2.10% or 0.28 points to trade at 13.03 in late trade. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) declined 1.36% or 0.38 points to end at 27.62 and Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) shed 1.11% or 0.30 points to 26.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 231 to 107 and 45 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.42% to 26.28 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.15% or 1.90 to $1234.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.45% or 0.77 to hit $53.77 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.54% or 0.78 to trade at $145.73 .
USD/BRL was down 0.64% to 3.1102, while EUR/BRL fell 0.87% to 3.3069.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.79.