Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 1.70% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which rose 5.34% or 1.82 points to trade at 35.89 at the close. Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) added 4.17% or 1.02 points to end at 25.50 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4) was up 4.02% or 0.71 points to 18.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which lost 2.22% or 0.52 points to trade at 22.91 in late trade. Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) declined 2.20% or 0.38 points to end at 16.90 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) shed 1.60% or 0.11 points to 6.76.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 232 to 167 and 43 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.18% to 33.00.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.61% or 8.20 to $1328.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.24% or 0.15 to hit $63.88 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.00% or 2.41 to trade at $123.08 .
USD/BRL was down 0.04% to 3.2239, while EUR/BRL fell 0.32% to 3.9394.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 90.41.