Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption, Real Estate and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.41%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Natura Cosmeticos SA (SA:NATU3), which rose 6.11% or 1.38 points to trade at 23.97 at the close. JBS SA (SA:JBSS3) added 5.76% or 0.43 points to end at 7.90 and Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) was up 2.74% or 0.94 points to 35.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6), which lost 2.24% or 0.60 points to trade at 26.20 in late trade. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) declined 2.14% or 0.36 points to end at 16.43 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) shed 1.86% or 0.16 points to 8.44.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 226 to 137 and 42 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.80% to 25.33 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.81% or 10.12 to $1259.52 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.84% or 0.41 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 0.80% or 1.08 to trade at $135.55 .
USD/BRL was up 0.39% to 3.1509, while EUR/BRL fell 0.10% to 3.6796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 93.77.