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Brazil shares higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.60%
© Reuters. Brazil shares higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.60%
Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Public Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.60% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Braskem SA (SA:BRKM5), which rose 6.82% or 3.33 points to trade at 52.15 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 4.63% or 1.52 points to end at 34.37 and Cielo SA (SA:CIEL3) was up 4.51% or 0.57 points to 13.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (SA:SANB11), which lost 5.17% or 2.30 points to trade at 42.20 in late trade. Raia Drogasil SA (SA:RADL3) declined 3.35% or 2.18 points to end at 62.82 and Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) shed 2.36% or 1.07 points to 44.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 286 to 183 and 27 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.46% to 41.48.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 5.20 to $1217.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.04% or 1.35 to hit $64.83 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.49% or 0.55 to trade at $112.95 .
USD/BRL was up 0.77% to 3.7278, while EUR/BRL rose 0.56% to 4.2203.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.85.
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