Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.27%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Real Estate and Consumption sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.27%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3 ), which rose 8.03% or 0.78 points to trade at 10.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3 ) added 6.72% or 0.09 points to end at 1.43 and Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) was up 6.19% or 0.56 points to 9.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3 ), which fell 4.61% or 2.22 points to trade at 45.98 at the close. BRF SA (BVMF:BRFS3 ) declined 2.68% or 0.66 points to end at 23.97 and Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:CXSE3 ) was down 2.58% or 0.40 points to 15.12.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 470 to 464 and 63 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 0.67% to 27.11.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 1.20 to $2,541.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.33% or 1.53 to hit $67.28 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.06% or 0.15 to trade at $247.05 .

USD/BRL was unchanged 0.00% to 5.66, while EUR/BRL fell 0.17% to 6.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.69.

Source: Investing.com