Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.47% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11), which rose 4.86% or 0.90 points to trade at 19.40 at the close. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 4.43% or 0.46 points to end at 10.85 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) was up 4.39% or 0.64 points to 15.23 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Engie Brasil Energia SA (SA:EGIE3), which lost 2.12% or 0.79 points to trade at 36.56 in late trade. Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) declined 1.01% or 0.65 points to end at 63.63 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SA:PETR3) shed 0.45% or 0.07 points to 15.58.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 319 to 116 and 30 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.99% to 28.88.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.28% or 3.77 to $1325.53 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $49.88 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 2.53% or 3.48 to trade at $141.30 .
USD/BRL was down 0.37% to 3.1094, while EUR/BRL fell 0.12% to 3.7151.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 91.81.