Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 4.73% or 0.70 points to trade at 15.51 at the close. BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) added 3.76% or 0.34 points to end at 9.39 and Cvc Brasil ON (SA:CVCB3) was up 2.97% or 1.15 points to 39.81 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3), which lost 4.81% or 2.11 points to trade at 41.76 in late trade. BRF SA (SA:BRFS3) declined 3.61% or 0.78 points to end at 20.85 and Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3) shed 3.29% or 0.66 points to 19.39.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 206 to 188 and 40 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.51% to 52.77.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.78% or 9.40 to $1211.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.49% or 1.03 to hit $70.28 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 2.07% or 2.08 to trade at $102.38 .
USD/BRL was down 0.10% to 4.1484, while EUR/BRL rose 0.09% to 4.8240.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 94.80.