Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 1.08%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.08%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4 ), which rose 10.00% or 0.51 points to trade at 5.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BVMF:CSNA3 ) added 8.95% or 1.09 points to end at 13.27 and Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3 ) was up 7.20% or 0.09 points to 1.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ), which fell 6.54% or 1.19 points to trade at 17.01 at the close. Prio SA (BVMF:PRIO3 ) declined 4.84% or 2.17 points to end at 42.64 and Vivara Participacoes SA (BVMF:VIVA3 ) was down 3.13% or 0.86 points to 26.64.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 483 to 462 and 51 ended unchanged.

Shares in 3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas Sa (BVMF:BRAV3 ) fell to all time lows; down 6.54% or 1.19 to 17.01.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.39% to 27.41.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.40% or 10.65 to $2,695.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.19% or 2.22 to hit $67.47 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 1.68% or 4.53 to trade at $273.63 .

USD/BRL was down 0.61% to 5.44, while EUR/BRL fell 0.10% to 6.09.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 100.29.

Source: Investing.com