Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6), which rose 5.93% or 1.43 points to trade at 25.55 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 5.40% or 1.11 points to end at 21.66 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) was up 3.78% or 0.73 points to 20.04 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3), which lost 2.58% or 1.63 points to trade at 61.52 in late trade. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) declined 1.76% or 1.37 points to end at 76.41 and Ambev SA (SA:ABEV3) shed 1.37% or 0.30 points to 21.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 188 to 181 and 37 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.29% to 27.97.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.59% or 7.58 to $1282.42 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.80% or 0.41 to hit $51.70 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.31% or 1.66 to trade at $125.17 .
USD/BRL was up 0.80% to 3.1924, while EUR/BRL rose 0.17% to 3.7608.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 93.57.