Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.48%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBR3 ), which rose 6.74% or 3.08 points to trade at 48.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ) added 3.91% or 0.23 points to end at 6.11 and Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3 ) was up 3.88% or 0.22 points to 5.89 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3 ), which fell 2.25% or 0.10 points to trade at 4.35 at the close. IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3 ) declined 1.66% or 0.73 points to end at 43.27 and Azzas 2154 SA (BVMF:AZZA3 ) was down 1.59% or 0.67 points to 41.36.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 543 to 392 and 62 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 12.48% to 30.87.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.41% or 10.95 to $2,689.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.17% or 0.43 to trade at $257.13 .

USD/BRL was up 0.27% to 5.67, while EUR/BRL fell 0.18% to 6.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 103.36.

Source: Investing.com