Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.28% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET3), which rose 8.52% or 1.37 points to trade at 17.45 at the close. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (SA:ELET6) added 6.35% or 1.25 points to end at 20.92 and Banco do Brasil SA (SA:BBAS3) was up 3.12% or 1.04 points to 34.39 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which lost 3.54% or 0.28 points to trade at 7.62 in late trade. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (SA:SUZB5) declined 3.02% or 0.39 points to end at 12.51 and MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) shed 2.46% or 0.38 points to 15.06.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 184 to 163 and 52 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.82% to 32.87.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.48% or 5.86 to $1224.76 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.04% or 0.49 to hit $47.82 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 1.56% or 2.13 to trade at $134.27 .
USD/BRL was down 0.80% to 3.1425, while EUR/BRL fell 0.77% to 3.4145.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 99.52.