Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which rose 4.35% or 0.63 points to trade at 15.12 at the close. Smiles ON (SA:SMLE3) added 3.80% or 1.53 points to end at 41.83 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 3.35% or 0.91 points to 28.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4), which lost 2.02% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.28 in late trade. Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) declined 1.95% or 0.53 points to end at 26.69 and Banco Bradesco SA (SA:BBDC3) shed 1.82% or 0.50 points to 27.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 188 to 145 and 39 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.87% to 35.22 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was down 0.03% or 0.35 to $1133.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.48% or 0.79 to hit $52.51 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 0.44% or 0.63 to trade at $144.25 .
USD/BRL was down 0.81% to 3.3275, while EUR/BRL fell 0.46% to 3.4697.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 103.01.