Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.19%

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 rose 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were YDUQS Participacoes SA (BVMF:YDUQ3 ), which rose 8.54% or 0.80 points to trade at 10.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Localiza Rent a Car SA (BVMF:RENT3 ) added 3.46% or 1.40 points to end at 41.90 and Sendas Distribuidora SA (BVMF:ASAI3 ) was up 3.41% or 0.23 points to 6.97 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:CMIN3 ), which fell 4.82% or 0.32 points to trade at 6.34 at the close. Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) declined 3.36% or 0.29 points to end at 8.35 and Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3 ) was down 2.25% or 0.13 points to 5.64.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 525 to 390 and 80 ended unchanged.

Shares in Atacadao SA (BVMF:CRFB3 ) fell to all time lows; down 3.36% or 0.29 to 8.35. Shares in Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:VAMO3 ) fell to all time lows; losing 2.25% or 0.13 to 5.64.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.59% to 29.99 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.30% or 8.10 to $2,671.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.28% or 0.94 to hit $74.65 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.15% or 2.90 to trade at $254.95 .

USD/BRL was down 0.31% to 5.46, while EUR/BRL fell 0.82% to 5.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 102.23.

Source: Investing.com