Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumption, Real Estate and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were BRF SA (SA:BRFS3), which rose 5.21% or 1.10 points to trade at 22.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) added 4.66% or 1.71 points to end at 38.41 and Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) was up 4.57% or 1.08 points to 24.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CCR SA (SA:CCRO3), which fell 5.85% or 0.49 points to trade at 7.88 at the close. Vale SA (SA:VALE3) declined 3.52% or 2.19 points to end at 60.01 and Cia Paranaense de Energia (SA:CPLE6) was down 2.74% or 0.59 points to 20.91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 243 to 191 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in CCR SA (SA:CCRO3) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.85% or 0.49 to 7.88.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.57% to 47.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.51% or 6.20 to $1198.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $72.03 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract rose 0.72% or 0.70 to trade at $97.85 .
USD/BRL was down 1.07% to 4.0318, while EUR/BRL fell 1.29% to 4.7360.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 93.87.