Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.51% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 11.17% or 1.28 points to trade at 12.74 at the close. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) added 5.96% or 2.19 points to end at 38.93 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) was up 5.61% or 0.50 points to 9.41 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4), which lost 3.43% or 2.97 points to trade at 83.53 in late trade. Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3) declined 2.47% or 0.35 points to end at 13.82 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) shed 2.30% or 0.21 points to 8.91.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 244 to 155 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 1.32% to 35.99 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.01% or 0.10 to $1229.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.19% or 1.10 to hit $51.39 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 1.38% or 1.57 to trade at $112.33 .
USD/BRL was up 0.05% to 3.8529, while EUR/BRL rose 0.24% to 4.3880.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.703.