Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumption and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 1.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which rose 9.03% or 3.86 points to trade at 46.60 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) added 7.89% or 2.10 points to end at 28.72 and Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3) was up 5.75% or 0.34 points to 6.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3), which lost 3.13% or 1.39 points to trade at 43.01 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB3) declined 2.94% or 1.41 points to end at 46.60 and CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) shed 2.88% or 0.45 points to 15.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 281 to 161 and 32 ended unchanged on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.15% to 32.64.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.76% or 9.90 to $1318.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.80% or 0.96 to hit $54.27 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 0.49% or 0.50 to trade at $102.10 .
USD/BRL was down 0.96% to 3.6843, while EUR/BRL fell 0.50% to 4.2306.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 95.093.