Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3), which rose 4.19% or 0.62 points to trade at 15.42 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 3.65% or 0.35 points to end at 9.95 and Hypermarcas SA (SA:HYPE3) was up 3.22% or 0.78 points to 24.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which lost 1.61% or 0.43 points to trade at 26.36 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 1.49% or 0.20 points to end at 13.18 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) shed 0.94% or 0.50 points to 52.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 184 to 127 and 47 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 2.48% to 34.20 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.22% or 2.45 to $1133.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $53.02 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.94% or 2.70 to trade at $136.20 .
USD/BRL was down 0.50% to 3.2709, while EUR/BRL fell 0.40% to 3.4180.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 103.01.