Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Gerdau SA (SA:GGBR4), which rose 7.36% or 0.48 points to trade at 7.00 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 6.05% or 0.37 points to end at 6.49 and Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3) was up 6.03% or 1.60 points to 28.14 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (SA:CMIG4), which lost 1.98% or 0.16 points to trade at 7.93 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 1.90% or 0.24 points to end at 12.42 and JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) shed 1.83% or 0.20 points to 10.75.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 183 to 131 and 21 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.07% to 50.94.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was down 0.91% or 11.30 to $1224.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 4.17% or 1.60 to hit $36.74 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract fell 0.60% or 0.77 to trade at $126.65 .
USD/BRL was down 1.01% to 3.5566, while EUR/BRL fell 0.90% to 4.0525.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 94.59.