Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 8.81% or 2.90 points to trade at 35.80 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 5.16% or 1.16 points to end at 23.64 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was up 4.04% or 1.09 points to 28.09 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3), which lost 4.61% or 0.50 points to trade at 10.35 in late trade. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 4.45% or 1.56 points to end at 33.46 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) shed 4.16% or 2.37 points to 54.65.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 219 to 206 and 45 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 39.16.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.33% or 16.30 to $1209.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.43% or 0.87 to hit $59.80 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 2.23% or 2.60 to trade at $114.05 .
USD/BRL was down 0.70% to 3.7340, while EUR/BRL fell 0.95% to 4.2333.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.73.