Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.91%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3), which rose 4.46% or 0.60 points to trade at 14.05 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) added 3.96% or 0.49 points to end at 12.87 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 3.52% or 1.65 points to 48.55 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Viavarejo Unt (SA:VVAR11), which lost 4.46% or 0.89 points to trade at 19.08 in late trade. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA Pref (SA:GOLL4) declined 3.98% or 0.46 points to end at 11.09 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) shed 3.46% or 0.55 points to 15.33.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 237 to 171 and 34 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.26% to 34.59.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.09% or 1.20 to $1271.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 5.86% or 3.84 to hit $69.38 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.70% or 0.81 to trade at $117.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.31% to 3.7783, while EUR/BRL rose 0.79% to 4.4060.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 94.19.