Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.39%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3), which rose 6.51% or 0.87 points to trade at 14.23 at the close. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) added 3.87% or 0.84 points to end at 22.54 and B2W Cia Digital (SA:BTOW3) was up 3.41% or 0.87 points to 26.42 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which lost 2.45% or 1.99 points to trade at 79.18 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) declined 2.55% or 1.24 points to end at 47.31 and Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) shed 2.04% or 1.60 points to 77.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 244 to 208 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 2.63% to 46.65.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1205.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.47% or 0.33 to hit $69.92 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 1.27% or 1.31 to trade at $101.47 .
USD/BRL was down 2.01% to 4.0665, while EUR/BRL fell 2.47% to 4.7218.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 95.03.