Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Consumption and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.74% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which rose 5.08% or 1.34 points to trade at 27.70 at the close. Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) added 3.81% or 1.33 points to end at 36.23 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 3.11% or 1.28 points to 42.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which lost 3.61% or 0.55 points to trade at 14.70 in late trade. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) declined 2.93% or 0.31 points to end at 10.27 and Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) shed 2.85% or 0.65 points to 22.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 208 to 204 and 42 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 3.09% to 28.89.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.08% or 1.00 to $1333.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.65% or 1.02 to hit $62.70 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 1.85% or 2.20 to trade at $121.12 .
USD/BRL was down 0.62% to 3.2488, while EUR/BRL fell 0.28% to 4.0043.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 89.69.