Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.57% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (SA:PETR4), which rose 4.95% or 0.61 points to trade at 12.94 at the close. Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) added 4.38% or 1.23 points to end at 29.31 and BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) was up 4.05% or 0.50 points to 12.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which lost 2.32% or 0.37 points to trade at 15.55 in late trade. Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3) declined 2.05% or 0.67 points to end at 31.98 and Klabin Unt (SA:KLBN11) shed 1.70% or 0.28 points to 16.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 271 to 98 and 31 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.61% to 28.72.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.39% or 4.69 to $1219.39 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.84% or 0.38 to hit $45.42 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.55% or 0.70 to trade at $127.67 .
USD/BRL was down 1.36% to 3.2101, while EUR/BRL fell 1.79% to 3.6644.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 95.52.