Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Consumption and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.13% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 11.00% or 3.30 points to trade at 33.30 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 10.62% or 0.36 points to end at 3.75 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) was up 6.47% or 3.30 points to 54.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which lost 15.45% or 2.71 points to trade at 14.83 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 4.30% or 0.89 points to end at 19.79 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) shed 3.31% or 0.34 points to 9.92.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 187 to 101 and 19 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.00% to 31.42 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 1.30% or 17.40 to $1358.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.75% or 0.31 to hit $41.45 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 2.01% or 2.86 to trade at $145.18 .
USD/BRL was down 1.44% to 3.2421, while EUR/BRL fell 0.60% to 3.6241.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.23% at 95.50.