Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Electric Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 0.12% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Lwsa SA (BVMF:LWSA3), which rose 4.23% or 0.19 points to trade at 4.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Santander Brasil SA Unit (BVMF:SANB11) added 3.37% or 0.90 points to end at 27.64 and Ez Tec SA (BVMF:EZTC3) was up 3.19% or 0.44 points to 14.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azul SA Pref (BVMF:AZUL4), which fell 4.61% or 0.41 points to trade at 8.49 at the close. Vale SA (BVMF:VALE3) declined 1.60% or 1.01 points to end at 62.01 and Natura & Co SA (BVMF:NTCO3) was down 1.57% or 0.25 points to 15.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 480 to 446 and 66 ended unchanged.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 4.27% to 24.24 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.44% or 10.35 to $2,378.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.22% or 0.99 to hit $82.40 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract fell 1.83% or 4.57 to trade at $245.38 .
USD/BRL was unchanged 0.06% to 5.42, while EUR/BRL rose 0.13% to 5.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 104.70.