Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which rose 4.57% or 0.53 points to trade at 12.12 at the close. MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) added 3.86% or 0.51 points to end at 13.72 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 3.52% or 1.80 points to 53.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which lost 3.15% or 1.73 points to trade at 53.11 in late trade. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 2.92% or 0.95 points to end at 31.63 and Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) shed 2.34% or 0.95 points to 39.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 210 to 200 and 25 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.68% to 31.64.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.69% or 8.40 to $1215.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.34% or 0.92 to hit $67.84 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.72% or 1.89 to trade at $108.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.07% to 3.7587, while EUR/BRL fell 0.23% to 4.3824.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 94.46.