Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Public Utilities and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.52% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4), which rose 5.78% or 0.86 points to trade at 15.75 at the close. Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 5.34% or 0.43 points to end at 8.48 and Lojas Renner SA (SA:LREN3) was up 4.87% or 1.45 points to 31.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3), which lost 3.01% or 1.14 points to trade at 36.73 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) declined 1.19% or 0.57 points to end at 47.31 and CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) shed 1.17% or 0.10 points to 8.43.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 248 to 195 and 42 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.01% to 45.74.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.64% or 7.80 to $1203.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.74% or 0.52 to hit $70.84 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.37% or 0.37 to trade at $99.75 .
USD/BRL was down 0.65% to 4.0510, while EUR/BRL fell 0.84% to 4.7619.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.78.