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 rose 0.53% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 9.39% or 0.62 points to trade at 7.22 at the close. RUMO Logistica Operadora Multimodal SA (SA:RAIL3) added 4.30% or 0.39 points to end at 9.45 and Localiza Rent a Car SA (SA:RENT3) was up 3.99% or 1.90 points to 49.51 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which lost 2.41% or 0.72 points to trade at 29.18 in late trade. Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) declined 2.40% or 0.19 points to end at 7.73 and Vale SA Pref (SA:VALE5) shed 2.35% or 0.66 points to 27.42.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 211 to 148 and 32 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 6.06% to 26.98 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.13% or 1.60 to $1217.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.25% or 0.57 to hit $46.06 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 2.74% or 3.50 to trade at $131.17 .
USD/BRL was down 0.00% to 3.2077, while EUR/BRL fell 0.11% to 3.6567.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 95.55.