Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Public Utilities, Industrials and Consumption sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which rose 5.25% or 1.21 points to trade at 24.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (SA:USIM5) added 3.25% or 0.36 points to end at 11.42 and CEMIG - Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais Pref (SA:CMIG4) was up 2.43% or 0.20 points to 8.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which fell 2.41% or 0.34 points to trade at 13.78 at the close. Kroton Educacional SA (SA:KROT3) declined 2.22% or 0.31 points to end at 13.64 and Equatorial Energia SA (SA:EQTL3) was down 2.05% or 1.46 points to 69.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 192 to 189 and 35 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.56% to 26.44 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.37% or 5.00 to $1348.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.42% or 0.29 to hit $68.18 a barrel, while the July US coffee C contract fell 0.33% or 0.39 to trade at $116.58 .
USD/BRL was up 0.28% to 3.3893, while EUR/BRL rose 0.06% to 4.1855.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 89.60.