Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.55%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 5.66% or 0.45 points to trade at 8.40 at the close. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) added 5.33% or 0.81 points to end at 16.01 and BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) was up 5.26% or 2.05 points to 41.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which lost 2.75% or 0.40 points to trade at 14.15 in late trade. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 2.22% or 0.70 points to end at 30.80 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) shed 1.82% or 0.24 points to 12.95.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 229 to 174 and 45 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.60% to 27.87.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.39% or 5.05 to $1295.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.37% or 0.18 to hit $48.77 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 1.05% or 1.46 to trade at $140.23 .
USD/BRL was up 0.73% to 3.1986, while EUR/BRL rose 1.25% to 3.7848.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 92.98.