Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumption, Financials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were JBS SA (SA:JBSS3), which rose 4.21% or 0.40 points to trade at 9.90 at the close. EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) added 2.51% or 0.34 points to end at 13.90 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) was up 2.03% or 0.08 points to 4.02 in late trade.
Biggest losers included WEG SA (SA:WEGE3), which lost 2.63% or 0.46 points to trade at 17.05 in late trade. Tim Participacoes SA (SA:TIMP3) declined 1.47% or 0.15 points to end at 10.02 and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3) shed 1.31% or 0.21 points to 15.76.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 196 to 158 and 38 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.16% to 31.60.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.28% or 3.45 to $1256.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.10% or 0.57 to hit $52.27 a barrel, while the May US coffee C contract rose 1.80% or 2.48 to trade at $140.23 .
USD/BRL was up 0.15% to 3.1482, while EUR/BRL fell 0.17% to 3.3365.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 101.05.