Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Consumption and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3), which rose 4.51% or 0.31 points to trade at 7.18 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 3.65% or 0.23 points to end at 6.53 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was up 2.81% or 0.34 points to 12.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fibria Celulose SA (SA:FIBR3), which lost 1.49% or 0.51 points to trade at 33.81 in late trade. EcoRodovias SA (SA:ECOR3) declined 0.38% or 0.04 points to end at 10.35 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) shed 0.28% or 0.07 points to 24.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 273 to 108 and 33 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.14% to 30.62.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.27% or 3.42 to $1242.38 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.96% or 1.33 to hit $46.26 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 0.26% or 0.33 to trade at $126.00 .
USD/BRL was up 0.12% to 3.3072, while EUR/BRL fell 0.07% to 3.7775.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.40.