Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.75%

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

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.75%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3 ), which rose 6.61% or 0.31 points to trade at 5.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ) added 6.07% or 0.33 points to end at 5.77 and Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4 ) was up 6.02% or 0.13 points to 2.29 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Automob Participações SA (BVMF:AMOB3 ), which fell 10.64% or 0.05 points to trade at 0.42 at the close. Caixa Seguridade Participacoes SA (BVMF:CXSE3 ) declined 3.81% or 0.60 points to end at 15.13 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5 ) was down 3.18% or 0.40 points to 12.19.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 661 to 295 and 49 ended unchanged.

Shares in Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5 ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.18% or 0.40 to 12.19.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 10.22% to 35.74.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.25% or 32.66 to $2,640.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.57% or 1.11 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.12% or 0.39 to trade at $323.36 .

USD/BRL was down 1.11% to 6.09, while EUR/BRL fell 0.50% to 6.35.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 107.57.

Source: Investing.com