Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Financials and Public Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa rose 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Cyrela Brazil Realty SA (SA:CYRE3), which rose 4.57% or 0.53 points to trade at 12.12 at the close. Meanwhile, MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (SA:MRVE3) added 3.86% or 0.51 points to end at 13.72 and Smiles Fidelidade SA (SA:SMLS3) was up 3.52% or 1.80 points to 53.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vale SA (SA:VALE3), which fell 3.15% or 1.73 points to trade at 53.11 at the close. Bradespar SA (SA:BRAP4) declined 2.92% or 0.95 points to end at 31.63 and Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) was down 2.34% or 0.95 points to 39.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the BM&FBovespa Stock Exchange by 210 to 200 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ultrapar Participacoes SA (SA:UGPA3) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.34% or 0.95 to 39.70.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 1.68% to 31.64.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.69% or 8.40 to $1215.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.34% or 0.92 to hit $67.84 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.72% or 1.89 to trade at $108.03 .
USD/BRL was up 0.07% to 3.7585, while EUR/BRL fell 0.23% to 4.3824.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 94.46.