Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5), which rose 6.39% or 0.62 points to trade at 10.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA (SA:CSNA3) added 5.91% or 0.57 points to end at 10.22 and Vale SA (SA:VALE3) was up 5.82% or 1.81 points to 32.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Companhia Brasileira deDistribuicao (SA:PCAR4), which fell 3.96% or 3.20 points to trade at 77.65 at the close. Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado (SA:SBSP3) declined 3.25% or 1.09 points to end at 32.41 and Lojas Americanas SA (SA:LAME4) was down 3.22% or 0.64 points to 19.22.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 206 to 195 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.39% or 0.62 to 10.32.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 5.77% to 27.27 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.69% or 8.90 to $1305.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.60% or 0.81 to hit $51.41 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.09% or 0.11 to trade at $126.53 .
USD/BRL was down 0.78% to 3.1457, while EUR/BRL fell 0.84% to 3.7186.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 92.92.