Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which rose 5.25% or 1.21 points to trade at 24.25 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 3.25% or 0.36 points to end at 11.42 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 2.43% or 0.20 points to 8.44 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which lost 2.41% or 0.34 points to trade at 13.78 in late trade. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) declined 2.22% or 0.31 points to end at 13.64 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) shed 2.05% or 1.46 points to 69.75.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 192 to 189 and 35 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.56% to 26.44 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.37% or 5.00 to $1348.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.41% or 0.28 to hit $68.19 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.33% or 0.39 to trade at $116.58 .
USD/BRL was up 0.26% to 3.3886, while EUR/BRL rose 0.06% to 4.1855.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 89.60.