Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.64%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.64%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 22.52% or 0.91 points to trade at 4.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3 ) added 14.29% or 0.26 points to end at 2.08 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5 ) was up 7.79% or 1.40 points to 19.38 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ), which fell 2.98% or 0.27 points to trade at 8.80 at the close. Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) declined 2.67% or 0.25 points to end at 9.11 and Vibra Energia SA (BVMF:VBBR3 ) was down 1.60% or 0.41 points to 25.28.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 592 to 340 and 49 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ) fell to all time lows; losing 2.98% or 0.27 to 8.80.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.49% to 27.55.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.09% or 28.05 to $2,608.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.38% or 0.26 to hit $69.23 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 3.56% or 8.88 to trade at $258.28 .

USD/BRL was down 1.06% to 5.57, while EUR/BRL fell 0.83% to 6.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.12.

Source: Investing.com