Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.79% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 5.81% or 2.53 points to trade at 46.05 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 5.22% or 1.77 points to end at 35.69 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) was up 4.56% or 1.41 points to 32.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Embraer SA (SA:EMBR3), which lost 2.93% or 0.60 points to trade at 19.87 in late trade. Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) declined 2.63% or 1.14 points to end at 42.20 and Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) shed 2.48% or 0.26 points to 10.21.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 257 to 171 and 42 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.02% to 30.05 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.87% or 11.25 to $1281.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.32% or 1.73 to hit $53.80 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract rose 2.98% or 3.05 to trade at $105.45 .
USD/BRL was up 0.04% to 3.7517, while EUR/BRL fell 0.22% to 4.2633.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 96.042.