Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 3.55% or 0.20 points to trade at 5.83 at the close. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) added 3.52% or 0.68 points to end at 19.98 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 2.17% or 0.67 points to 31.59 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 5.14% or 1.14 points to trade at 21.03 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 4.95% or 1.26 points to end at 24.20 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) shed 3.92% or 0.91 points to 22.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 245 to 206 and 29 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.14% to 32.13.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.27% or 17.10 to $1324.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.93% or 0.61 to hit $64.64 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.86% or 1.02 to trade at $117.83 .
USD/BRL was up 0.09% to 3.3290, while EUR/BRL fell 0.76% to 4.0975.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.89% at 89.75.