Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.94%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 4.99% or 0.37 points to trade at 7.78 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 4.53% or 0.39 points to end at 8.99 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 3.43% or 1.30 points to 39.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which lost 1.72% or 0.30 points to trade at 17.15 in late trade. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) declined 1.69% or 0.23 points to end at 13.41 and EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) shed 1.17% or 0.14 points to 11.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 238 to 147 and 41 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 3.60% to 25.06.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.36% or 4.50 to $1268.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.92% or 0.53 to hit $58.09 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 1.10% or 1.34 to trade at $123.12 .
USD/BRL was up 0.24% to 3.2979, while EUR/BRL rose 0.59% to 3.9183.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 92.89.