Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.84%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3), which rose 7.87% or 0.59 points to trade at 8.09 at the close. Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) added 6.47% or 1.58 points to end at 26.00 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 6.33% or 1.74 points to 29.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which lost 8.97% or 2.72 points to trade at 27.59 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE5) declined 7.36% or 1.82 points to end at 22.90 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) shed 6.16% or 0.26 points to 3.96.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 208 to 170 and 40 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.91% to 42.58.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1225.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.72% or 0.33 to hit $45.48 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 0.39% or 0.63 to trade at $160.80 .
USD/BRL was down 0.58% to 3.4205, while EUR/BRL fell 0.94% to 3.6544.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 100.41.