Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.45%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Fleury SA (SA:FLRY3), which rose 4.36% or 1.19 points to trade at 28.50 at the close. Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) added 3.61% or 0.22 points to end at 6.32 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 2.61% or 0.21 points to 8.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which lost 5.05% or 0.49 points to trade at 9.21 in late trade. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) declined 3.90% or 0.46 points to end at 11.34 and Metalurgica Gerdau SA (SA:GOAU4) shed 2.38% or 0.19 points to 7.79.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 217 to 192 and 33 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 31.58.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.36% or 17.80 to $1323.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.69% or 0.42 to hit $61.41 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 1.37% or 1.70 to trade at $122.22 .
USD/BRL was up 0.04% to 3.2528, while EUR/BRL rose 0.52% to 4.0092.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 89.92.